Congress MLA from Channagiri Basavaraju V. Shivaganga on Wednesday turned up at the Legislative Assembly wearing a black shirt to protest against the alleged apathy of the Backward Classes Welfare Department.
“I wore the black shirt to protest against the Backward Classes Welfare Department,” the member told Speaker U.T. Khader.
The first-time MLA, whose question came up during the Question Hour, expressed dissatisfaction over the Minister’s reply that all the applicants who had sought loans from the department had not been chosen due to paucity of funds. “The department has money to organise public conventions. But when it comes to providing benefits to poor people, they cite shortage of funds,” he said.
