Mangalore, May 21: BJP's MLC candidate D H Shankaramurthy has been publicizing everywhere as part of his election campaign that it was in his tenure as the education minister that Karnataka got 184 colleges but the truth is that it was the then Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's initiative, said Puttanna, JDS leader.
Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Monday, Mr. Puttanna said that Mr. Shankarmurthy had not done anything significant as an elected representative from the Teachers Constituency. “His contribution is zero. He is campaigning for the polls saying that he has given 184 colleges to the state. The truth is that without the approval of the Chief Minister, it would not have been possible. JDS and H D Kumaraswamy, who was the Chief Minister then, deserve the credit for that development”, Mr. Puttanna said.
Stating that Mr. Kumaraswamy had also granted permissions to start a number of medical, engineering, nursing, and physiotherapy colleges besides schools and other educational institutions, Mr. Puttanna said that 28,000 teachers and lecturers had been appointed during the 20 month tenure of the former Chief Minister.
Criticising the BJP government's move to introduce 'Nali Kali' stating that by having no English subject until Std III, Mr. Puttanna said that the government had been unjust to poor children as they find it difficult to cope up with the tougher syllabi of Std IV and higher classes.
He also appealed to the government to postpone the recruitment of PU lecturers by 20 days or more so that they get enough time to adjust to the new syllabus and prepare accordingly.
JDS leaders M G Hegde, D M Aslam, and others were present in the press meet.
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