<p>The Congress government has not allotted an official residence to Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka in spite of him raising the matter several times, it is learnt, reports <em>DHNS</em> from Bengaluru.</p>.<p>According to the sources in the Leader of the Opposition’s office, four letters have been written seeking allocation of government quarters.</p>.<p>There has been no response. Apparently, Ashoka’s special officer even met Chief Secretary Rajneesh Goel a few times</p>.<p>Ashoka had sought any one of the following locations to be allotted as his official residence: #1 Kumara Park East; #1 Race View Cottage and #2 Race View Cottage.</p>.<p>However, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday fully moved into his new address: #1 Kumara Park East. </p>.Guarantees will continue, says Siddaramaiah; rebukes Ashoka’s ‘your MLAs unhappy’ remark.<p><strong>Congress meet on June 14</strong></p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also Karnataka Congress president, has convened a meeting on June 14 to discuss how the party can attract youngsters and women.</p>.<p>The meeting has been called in the wake of BBMP and zilla/taluk panchayat polls that are looming. The June 14 meeting is specifically to discuss new programmes that the Congress can take up, including booth-level activities, to bring new voters into the party fold.</p>.<p>In the meeting notice, Karnataka Congress working president G C Chandrashekhar said the party and the government have taken the upcoming polls “very seriously.” </p>
<p>The Congress government has not allotted an official residence to Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka in spite of him raising the matter several times, it is learnt, reports <em>DHNS</em> from Bengaluru.</p>.<p>According to the sources in the Leader of the Opposition’s office, four letters have been written seeking allocation of government quarters.</p>.<p>There has been no response. Apparently, Ashoka’s special officer even met Chief Secretary Rajneesh Goel a few times</p>.<p>Ashoka had sought any one of the following locations to be allotted as his official residence: #1 Kumara Park East; #1 Race View Cottage and #2 Race View Cottage.</p>.<p>However, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday fully moved into his new address: #1 Kumara Park East. </p>.Guarantees will continue, says Siddaramaiah; rebukes Ashoka’s ‘your MLAs unhappy’ remark.<p><strong>Congress meet on June 14</strong></p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also Karnataka Congress president, has convened a meeting on June 14 to discuss how the party can attract youngsters and women.</p>.<p>The meeting has been called in the wake of BBMP and zilla/taluk panchayat polls that are looming. The June 14 meeting is specifically to discuss new programmes that the Congress can take up, including booth-level activities, to bring new voters into the party fold.</p>.<p>In the meeting notice, Karnataka Congress working president G C Chandrashekhar said the party and the government have taken the upcoming polls “very seriously.” </p>