Our aim is to make Karnataka No. 1 state : CM Siddaramaiah

Mangalore Today News Network

Moodbidri, Jan 08, 2017: Our aim is to make Karnataka the No. 1 state in  India. The Congress government must be brought to power again if this vision has to be realised, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

 

He was speaking after  inaugurating various developmental projects and after laying foundation for several new projects at Moodbidri    at a function held at Swaraj Maidan of Moodbidri on January 7, Sunday.

  The CM said that secularism is intact in Karnataka which is a land of Sufis and Saints. The Congress wants a hunger-free,  drought-free and debt-free Karnataka, he said adding BJP leaders like Yeddyurappa who have been to jail are not  trustworthy

Abhayachandra Jain, local MLA turned emotional as he  began  his presidential address at the function and thanked the CM for giving him an opportunity to serve as a minister.

Oscar Fernandes, Rajya Sabha member,  UT Khader, Food and Civil Supplies Minister,  BA  Moidin Bava, MLA, Ivan D’Souza, MLC,  Tulu Academy  President  A C Bhandari,  DCC President Harish Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil, Additional DC Kumar, Senior Police Officials  A M Prasad, Arun Chakravarthi and others were present.