CM joins issue with BJP, says 'Grama Vastavya' not political

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Monday said his'Grama Vastavya' (overnight stay in villages) programme was not a 'political gimmick', even as the BJP Monday dismissed it and said the people need relief from the "daily streetfight" between Congress and JD(S) leaders.

Dismissing the initiative as a drama, BJP state unit chief B S Yeddyurappa alleged that the chief minister was wasting crores of rupees in the name of 'Grama Vastavya'.

Hitting back at Yeddyurappa, Kumaraswamy said, Grama Vastavya is not a political gimmick, it can be done only with "freedom of conscience", "humanity", and a will power to solve problems with a "motherly heart".

'Grama Vastavya' is aimed at taking administration to the people.

Rejecting Yeddyurappa's allegation that crores of rupees were being spent on the programme, Kumaraswamy said spending on him during the Grama Vastavya was only limited to travel cost, and basic facilities for stay at a government school.

Pointing out that at Chandaraki ...