SMS alerts on applications submitted at Janata Darshan

People who attend Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Janata Darshan programme will henceforth get SMS alerts on the status of their applications within 10 days of submitting their grievances.

A decision to this effect was taken at the Janata Darshan programme held at the chief minister’s home office in Bangalore on Tuesday.

At present, the grievances submitted were acknowledged by giving the applicant a registration number. Now, SMS alerts would be sent to the mobile number of the applicants on the status of their applications. The applicants can also call the toll-free number 44554455 to know the status.

Plaint against MP, MLA

At the Janata Darshan programme, complaints were submitted to the chief minister about Congress Member of Parliament D K Suresh and legislator Ramesh Jarkiholi.Nagarajaiah, a subedar (army officer), complained to the chief minister that Suresh had been indulging in illegal quarrying next to his house in Kanakapura. 

He alleged that debris and dust due quarry blasting were severely affecting agricultural activities in the fields surrounding the quarry. Pollution was also creating health hazards, he said. Despite complaints, no action had been taken, he added.

A group of labourers from Gokak Falls in Belgaum district urged Siddaramaiah to immediately cancel the agreement between Gokak Mills and the government and withdraw 1,093 acres leased to them. They claimed the land was leased to Gokak Water Power and Manufacturing Company in 1884 by the British rulers for a period of 99 years. 

However, the lease was being illegally continued, they said, and charged local legislator Ramesh Jarkiholi with “interference.” A number of aspirants for various posts in boards, corporations and academies also attended at the Janata Darshan.