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‘Address needs of the poor’

Staff Correspondent

District lauded for its progress in health, education
Rural poor have lost faith in the system, says Chief Minister

BANTWAL: Social reformers such as Narayana Guru and Basaveshwara always advocated a casteless society and propounded the quality of human life. Although politicians espouse the same cause on public platforms, they do exactly the opposite once they get down to politics, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said here on Monday.

Laying the foundation stone for Sri Narayana Guru Swami Gurukula at Sajeepa Munnur village at Mahakalipadpu in the taluk, Mr. Kumaraswamy said the messages of such social reformers become all the more relevant when the nation passes through a testing time through the acts of terror. Vested interests were keen to bring about dissension among States over various issues, he said.

Lauding the overall progress of Dakshina Kannada in the fields of education and health, Mr. Kumaraswamy reminded the planners and people’s representatives that the district still had a lot to achieve in terms of ensuring welfare of people. The schemes of the Government must reach the educationally and economically backward sections to bring them to the mainstream of society, he said.

Referring to his “Janata Darshan” and “Grama vastaya” programmes, Mr. Kumaraswamy said he could see the impoverished part of the society who came seeking some help from him. It should be the endeavour of the Government to provide relief to this section of society which had lost all faith in themselves and the system to respond to their grievances in a meaningful and effective manner, he added.

B. Nagaraj Shetty, Minister for Fisheries and Endowment, who was the chief guest, said members of Billava community, who believed that Sri Narayana Guru had always risen to the occasion whenever the situation demanded. He stressed the need for society to practise the ideals of Sri Narayana Guru.

Somappa Suvarna, general secretary, Rashtriya Billava Mahamandala, presided over the function.

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