Bangalore :It was grievances galore at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Janata Darshan in Bangalore on Tuesday with hundreds of aggrieved attending the programme being held after many months and for the first time after the Lok Sabha polls.
Balamani had come to ‘Krishna’, the venue of the Janata Darshan programme, from Mandya. “I have come to seek a plot of land. One of my two sons was killed while serving in the army; the other is handicapped. Will I get land? Balamani sought to know from reporters.
Nagendrappa from Hiriyur taluk in Chitradurga district said he and his family were entirely dependent on agriculture. However, he had no records for the land he tilled. “I have come here seeking the CM’s help to provide me ownership title for the land,”
Nagendrappa said. Sharavana of Chikamagalur said he had been making a living by weaving cane chairs. However, the advent of plastic chairs had rendered him jobless. “I have sought a loan to start a new venture,” he said.
A few had come with impractical requests. One woman wanted the chief minister to pronounce punishment to an accused in a particular case. Officers had to convince the woman that the case had to be tried before the courts.
The Janata Darshan programme was scheduled to start at 9:30 am, but Siddaramaiah arrived an hour late. Officials from the police, housing, education, health and other departments accompanied him.
