Recession yes but for whom?

The global financial crisis has taken its toll. Some even say it is worse than the depression of 1930s. Whatever the truth, we know that many companies have gone bankrupt. Lakhs of people have lost their jobs. But this global downturn hasn’t affected the present ruling government in Karnataka. The huge money spent on renovating and furnishing the ministers’ bungalows and then our chief minister’s official temple visits have cost the state exchequer over 3 crores.

The statistics reveal it all. In the eleven months after the BJP government came to power various ministers have spent over 3 crores of rupees just on renovation and furnishing of their bungalows. The chief minister tops the list by spending Rs 56.45 lakhs followed by Karunakar Reddy who has spent Rs 25 lakhs.

Add to this list the cost of official temple visits of Mr Yediyurappa, which is over 11 lakhs in just five months of his tenure as the Chief Minister of Karnataka!

link: http://www.prajavani.net/Content/Apr302009/state20090429126547.asp?section=updatenews

link http://www.prajavani.net/Content/Apr302009/state20090430126608.asp                       

We need to applaud the initiative of social activist Mr Bhimappa Gundappa Gadada who managed to obtain this information through RTI Act.

The better governance promised by the BJP government hasn’t become a reality even after being in the office for over 11 months now. Well, who knows what they meant by better performance?