Congress successful in forming taint-free cabinet : Poojari

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, May 18, 2013: Former union minister B Janardhana Poojary has said that Congress has succeeding in  inducting  non-corrupt MLAs into  the cabinet.

Speaking at the press meet held at Press Club on May 18, Saturday, he said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is striving  to implement the assurances given  to the people in the Congress  manifesto by refraining from giving cabinet berths to those having legal cases against them. None of the 28 members inducted into the cabinet have any corruption cases against them, Poojari said.

 

Continuing, Poojari said the High Command has made it a point to  all the newly inducted ministers including the Chief Minister to refrain from corruption to remain in their posts. He urged the CM to give fair governance  and retain the trust of the people. He also made a request to  the new ministers from undivided DK to work for the development of the district and also to transform Mangalore into a model city.

“People’s expectation from Congress is very high and the new  ministers must work from day one to live upto the expectations of the  people, lest they will lose trust in us and treat us in a similar way as they treated BJP,”  he added.

Congress leaders Suresh Ballal, Arun Coelho and Harikrishna Bantwal were present.