Bengaluru: Expressing surprised over the sudden appointment of leaders as chairman of different boards and corporations of the State, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has wondered what was the need to appoint so many persons in such a hurry when the State is facing acute financial crises.
Questioning the logic, he however doubted that may be Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa is feared to being removed from the post, thus, he is making efforts to appease the leaders to get support from them.
Siddaramaiah was critical of the appointments made by the government at a time when the state was reeling under financial stress, he questioned.
The Yediyurappa administration has appointed over 30 people as chairpersons and directors at various boards and corporations. This includes MLAs, ex-MLAs, party workers and supporters.
“The government hasn’t paid old-age pension, widow pension and pension for the physically handicapped. There’s no money. What was the need to appoint chairpersons? I don’t know,” Siddaramaiah said.
Financially, the government is broke. I’ve said this many times that unnecessary expenditure should be cut and more funds should be provided for development works,” he said, adding that the recent slew of political appointments would only increase unnecessary expenditure. “It amounts to cheating the state.”
The appointments to boards and corporations came even as Yediyurappa was awaiting directions from the BJP central leadership on whether he should expand or reshuffle his Cabinet, he added.
