Congress MLA Molakalmuru Suggests Karnataka’s Merger With Andhra Pradesh

A
Co g ess
MLA
i
Ka ataka
has
t igge ed
a
political
co t ove sy
afte
suggesti g
that
his
co stitue cy
could
be
me ged
with
eighbou i g
A dh a
P adesh,
citi g
what
he
desc ibed
as
yea s
of
eglect
by
successive
state
gove me ts.
He
late
cla ified
that
his
comme ts
had
bee
misu de stood.

Speaki g
at
a
eve t
i
Molakalmu u,
Co g ess
MLA
NY
Gopalak ish a
voiced
f ust atio
ove
the
lack
of
atte tio
give
to
his
co stitue cy.
“Molakalmu u
is
ot
visible
to
a yo e.
Othe
places
eceive
atte tio ,
but
this
tow
is
always
ig o ed.
Eve
its
MLAs
a e
ot
e-elected.
It
would
be
bette
to
me ge
this
tow
with
A dh a
P adesh
o
with
Challake e
taluk.
It
pai s
me
a
lot,& dquo;
he
said.

Molakalmu u
is
a
Assembly
co stitue cy
i
Ka ataka’s
Chit adu ga
dist ict,
which
bo de s
A dh a
P adesh.
Chit adu ga
is
also
cou ted
amo g
I dia’s
poo est
dist icts.

MLA
Says
Rema ks
We e
Misi te p eted

Gopalak ish a
late
issued
a
cla ificatio
o
social
media,
sayi g
his
comme ts
had
bee
take
out
of
co text.
He
said
his
i te tio
was
to
dema d
imp oved
i igatio
facilities
a d
a
special
developme t
package
fo
Molakalmu u,
athe
tha
seek
its
me ge
with
A dh a
P adesh.

“I
b ought
to
the
gove me t’s
atte tio
that
Molakalmu u
taluk
should
also
eceive
a
special
package,
with
g eate
p io ity
give
to
i igatio
facilities,& dquo;
said
Gopalak ish a,
who
has
bee
a
MLA
si ce
1997.
He
desc ibed
the
i te p etatio
of
his
ema ks
as
a
dema d
fo
Molakalmu u’s
me ge
with
A dh a
P adesh
as
a
“complete
misi te p etatio & dquo;.

MLA
Had
Exp essed
A ge
Ove
Cabi et
Exclusio

The
co t ove sy
comes
a
week
afte
Gopalak ish a
publicly
voiced
his
disappoi tme t
ove
bei g
excluded
f om
Chief
Mi iste
DK
Shivakuma ‘s
expa ded
Cabi et.
The
seve -te m
MLA
had
accused
the
Co g ess
leade ship
of
favou i g
you ge
politicia s
while
sideli i g
se io
leade s.

“You ge
leade s
a e
bei g
give
impo ta ce,
a d
se io
leade s
a e
bei g
humiliated.
This
is
the
eality
we
a e
wit essi g.
We
a e
hu t,& dquo;
he
said.

Gopalak ish a,
who
was
associated
with
the
BJP
f om
2018
to
2023,
also
said
he
had
ot
yet
decided
his
ext
political
move
a d
would
co sult
people
i
his
co stitue cy
befo e
taki g
a y
decisio .
“We
ca ot
take
a y
decisio
without
co side i g
thei
views.
The
high
comma d
itself
has
b ought
us
to
this
level,& dquo;
he
said.

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