Karnataka tired of commission, wants 100 per cent commitment: Shashi Tharoor

Former union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said people in Karnataka were tired of 40 per cent commission and wanted 100 per cent commitment that the Congress party would give if it were voted to power in the upcoming Assembly electionHe also said that the Congress was prepared to tackle the serious deficiencies in statelevel and urbanlevel governance in Bengaluru and the entire state of KarnatakaI think the people in this state are tired of the 40 per cent commission What they want is 100 per cent commitment and thats what we will give 100 per cent commitment to the wellbeing of the people of Karnataka the Thiruvananthapuram MP said at a press conference hereIn pollbound Karnataka where the Assembly election is just a month away the Congress has been accusing the BJPled state government of collecting 40 per cent commission from contractors unaided private schools and even some religious institutions on the grants that they receive from the governmentTharoor said the state was being badly governed and that the infrastructure in Bengaluru was becoming an embarrassmentOur message is very simple We have seen unfortunately over four years now bad governance When there is bad governance and there is nothing to see people inevitably wonder what they need a government for Tharoor saidThere were essential needs of the people that had not been met and the Congress party had already come out with a number of very specific policies to fulfill those needs the Congress leader saidAlso Read MVA accuses CM Shinde of going on tour while forgetting to help farmersHe added that the Congress was coming up with policies such as ensuring that unemployed graduates and unemployed diplomaholders could get some support from the State so that they can live with selfrespect while they search for jobs He also said the Congress was planning to honour the Gruha Lakshmi the homemakers so that they could get some compensation for their unpaid labourTharoor said the Congress is pledging to improve the infrastructure of Bengaluru which used to be the pride of Karnataka and India but which is now becoming an embarrassmentSo whether it is statelevel governance or urban level governance we feel that there are serious deficiencies that the Congress government is ready and prepared to tackle the Congress MP saidTo a question on some Congress leaders joining the BJP he pointed out that several MLAs and MLCs too had joined the Congress from other parties in the past few monthsWell if you look at the Karnataka situation five MLAs two MLCs 11 former MLAs four former MLCs and one former MP have all joined the Congress literally in the last few months It does suggest that the people from other parties are seeing the Congress as an inevitable victorious party in Karnataka Tharoor saidHe however said he was disappointed with the Congress members who had joined the BJP and said they could have joined a party that shared the values and principles of the Congress insteadHe wondered how they could go to a party that has the opposite set of values and principlesThat I find difficult to understand Thats where my disappointment lies with some of the people who have gone to the dark side as one might say I think they will sadly have to repent their choices as they see how they are treated in their new home Tharoor saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever