Former MLA JR Lobo slams local BJP leadership for DK’s waning economic prowess

Former MLA JR Lobo slams local BJP leadership for DK’s waning economic prowess

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, September 6, 2020: From the merger of various banks with roots in Dakshina Kannada to the shifting of the office of the principal commissioner (administration) for income tax by the Central Board of Direct Taxes CBDT from Mangaluru to Panaji, the leadership of the local leaders of the BJP had systematically undermined the district’s stature as an economic powerhouse, charged former MLA and Congress member JR Lobo on Saturday.

Lashing out at the CBDT top brass for the decision to shift the office of the principal commissioner to Panaji, Lobo said, “Dakshina Kannada is a major industrial centre, and having the office of the principal commissioner for I-T would have helped bolster economic activities in the region. There can be no comparison in the volume of trade in this part of Karnataka to that in Panaji.”

Expressing disappointment with the lack of visible progress in transforming the Mangaluru Junction Railway Station into a world-class facility, Lobo said that unimpressive infrastructure in the region had been a major deterrent to IT companies expanding their footprint there. “The much spoken about ‘Plastic Park’ too has remained only on paper,” the former MLA said.

Courtesy: Times of India