<p>Noting that people’s representatives from the region themselves were responsible for the backwardness of North Karnataka, Council pro tem chairman Basavaraj Horatti said on Saturday that Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was ready to call a meeting in a district in the region to discuss the issues.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He told mediapersons here that demanding separate statehood had no meaning, instead of trying to get more development works for the region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Before calling for a bandh, one should list out injustices done to this region. People’s representatives, seers and others in the region should first hold a meeting and should collect data about the development of the region. That should be later discussed with the chief minister, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">MP Pralhad Joshi charged that injustice was done to North Karnataka region whenever the JD(S) was in power.</p>
<p>Noting that people’s representatives from the region themselves were responsible for the backwardness of North Karnataka, Council pro tem chairman Basavaraj Horatti said on Saturday that Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was ready to call a meeting in a district in the region to discuss the issues.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He told mediapersons here that demanding separate statehood had no meaning, instead of trying to get more development works for the region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Before calling for a bandh, one should list out injustices done to this region. People’s representatives, seers and others in the region should first hold a meeting and should collect data about the development of the region. That should be later discussed with the chief minister, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">MP Pralhad Joshi charged that injustice was done to North Karnataka region whenever the JD(S) was in power.</p>
