Mandya: Revenue Minister R. Ashoka has stated that he cannot give much time to Mandya District as he has many responsibilities and work pressure at present and thus relieving him of the duties of being and In-Charge of Mandya.
In a letter sent to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Ashok stated that owing to more responsibilities, he has requested to relieve from the post of In-Charge Minister of Mandya District.
In the letter to Bommai, Minister Ashok stated that I have been appointed to hoist the flag at Mandya District headquarters on Republic Day and on the same occasion I have also been appointed as In-charge Minister. When you assumed office as Chief Minister, I requested you not to give me charge of any district. However, I am thankful that you have trusted me to hoist the flag at the Mandya District Headquarters on Republic Day and appointed me as the In-Charge Minister of the Mandya District. But now there is a lack of time to manage the responsibility of In-Charge hence please relieve me from the position of In-Charge Minister.
He further stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently converted the undocumented Lambani Community colonies in Kalaburagi, Yadagiri, Raichur, Bidar and Vijayapur Districts into revenue Villages and distributed the title deeds to more than 53,000 beneficiaries and it is planned to organise a similar programme in Davangere District in the next 30 days. Preliminary preparations are being made to regularise the houses illegally constructed by the poor on government land under 94C and 94CC and distribute title deeds to around 10,000 beneficiaries belonging to Bangalore City District, Bangalore Rural District, Kolar, Ramnagara and Chikkaballapura Districts also.
The programme ”deputy commissioners walk towards village ” launched by BJP Government has become one of the popular programmes in the State. The party legislators are pressuring me to stay in their constituency, and I have to stay in the Village in at least 2 to 3 districts. In addition to this, I have been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee In-Charge of setting up the statues of Jagajyoti Basaveshwara and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda in the eastern area of the outer premises of the Vidhana Soudha. This work has to be completed within 30 days and should be inaugurated. Apart from this Government has appointed me as President of the 14th Bengaluru International Film Festival to be conducted from March 23 to March 30 next. All these are important and popular programmes of the Government and I have to devote more time to ensure justice for the last person in society. Due to the above responsibilities, it is not possible to give more time as Mandya District In-Charge. In the background of all these responsibilities, I request that I be relieved from the responsibility of Minister In-Charge of Mandya District, he added.
In his letter, Ashok also thanked thousands of party workers who greeted him by organising a bike rally during his visit to Mandya District.
