Yediyurappa demands White Paper on drought relief works

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, AUG. 14. The BJP leader, Mr. B. S. Yediyurappa, MLC, has urged the Government to publish a White Paper on drought- relief works.

Speaking to reporters here today, Mr. Yediyurappa seemed dissatisfied over the way the Government was tackling the problem. His tour of 10 districts had convinced him about the failure of the Government. In most places, the relief measures had been launched only on paper.

He said that though the Prime Minister, Mr. A. B. Vajpayee, had announced that the Centre would release one lakh tonnes of foodgrains free to the State, the Government was yet to take steps to get it released. It had not informed the Centre about the actual needs in various districts.

Mr. Yediyurappa reiterated his party's demand for constitution of district-level committees comprising members of political parties to monitor drought-relief works (The Chief Minister, Mr. S. M. Krishna, has rejected the demand.) The BJP leader demanded the constitution of taluk-level monitoring committees, headed by MLAs and consisting of representatives of various political parties.

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