Mangaluru: MLC and BJP candidate for the South West Teachers’ constituency Captain Ganesh Karnik on Tuesday, May 22, alleged that the past government in the state has neglected the education field.
Addressing a press meet at district BJP office, Karnik said, ” The teachers have lost faith in previous government. There are several crores of grants which are pending over last five years. There are confusions in transfers and appointment of teachers, massive corruption in the department, political interference in Universities in the name of policies making, printing of text books without considering National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCRT) policies.”
Karnik also alleged that the previous government in the state has neglected without responding to the several problems of guest lectures, physical trainers and ITI staffs.
“When the Bharatiya Janatha Party was in power, they had sanctioned Rs 4800 crore to Rs 18666 crore for the field of education. When the BJP government was in the power it brought Kannada medium schools under various grants, filled the vacant posts, solved several problems in Morarji Desai residential schools, built the 191 degree colleges, formed Medical, Agricultural, Horticultural, Law, Music Folk and Cultural Universities in the state,” Karnik added.
The South West Teachers’ Constituency consists of voters from five districts including Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikamagluru, Shivamogga, Kodagu and Davangere’s Honnahalli and Chennagiri Taluks. The constituency is also well-known for better and quality education.
He also said that the teachers and professors in the The South West Teachers’ Constituency have provided good moral based education to students.The South West Teachers’ Constituency consists 5 MPs, 30 assembly constituencies, out of which 27 are in the fold of the BJP. The South-West Graduates’ Constituency has a positive atmosphere for the BJP.
