CM DK Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah and DCM G Parameshwara at Vidhana Soudha on Thursday
BENGALURU: Former chief minister and Congress Working Committee member Siddaramaiah on Thursday gave the DK Shivakumar-led government a positive assessment of its first 100 days, but urged it to fulfil the remaining poll promises, continue the five guarantees and address drought during the rest of its term. Inaugurating the Drudha Karnataka Sankalpa programme at Vidhana Soudha, Siddaramaiah said the 100-day milestone should be used to assess the government’s performance rather than merely celebrate it. Earlier, Shivakumar launched several initiatives to mark 100 days in office, including Seva One, Raitha Chaitanya, a CSR portal for schools, free bus passes for students, the BMTC and One Karnataka mobility apps, and a programme to install retrofit emission control devices. Shivakumar said the government was targeting a $1 trillion economy by 2037 and aimed to bring malnutrition, school dropouts and poverty below 5%. The government also plans to provide free houses and sites for homeless SC and ST families in rural areas, upgrade infrastructure in SC and ST residential areas and provide self-employment support to 50,000 youths from SC, ST, backward-class and minority communities over two years.
It is moving in the right direction,” he said. Siddaramaiah said governments in a democracy were accountable to the people and had to periodically assess whether their commitments were being implemented. They are an opportunity and a responsibility to place before ourselves whether we are moving in the right direction or not,” he said.
“I feel Shivakumar has been making efforts to continue the guarantees and introduce new programmes. “These days are not meant merely for celebration.