Elect a Representative who Works for Development and People – J P Hegde
Kundapur: The Congress candidate for Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency K Jayaprakash Hegde on Wednesday urged the people to elect a representative who works for the development of the Constituency and the people.
Addressing a public meeting at Koteshwar in the Kundapur Assembly segment, J P Hegde said, “A people’s representative should be available and accessible anytime to his or her constituents. The representative should also be able to address the woes of the constituents at all times”.
The former Minister reminded people of his work in getting the Udupi district carved out of undivided Dakshina Kannada in 1997.
“As the District Minister in charge of the undivided Dakshina Kannada, I impressed upon the then Chief Minister J H Patel the need for carving out Udupi district when the government was creating new districts,” he said.
People from a remote place in Kundapur taluk had to spend at least one day to get their work done at the district level by traveling to Mangaluru, a distance of over 100 km, he said. With the creation of the Udupi district and carving out of seven taluks, the government has now gone closer to people, he said.
If elected, he would strive hard to address the issues concerning the district and the constituency, Hegde said.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president and MLC Manjunath Bhandary and others were present.