The Minister of the Union for heavy industry and steel HD Kumaraswamy accused the congress government of not supporting its efforts to bring industries to the region.
Kumaraswamy in the District of Malavali Taluk in the Malavali Taluk district in Malavali Taluk in the Malavali Taluk district in the Malavali Taluk district said he was working hard to bring the industry to the districts of Mandy, Ramanagar or Tumacura. “But the state government doesn’t support me,” he said.
He also claimed that the Congress Government prevents him from “political jealousy” at every step. “I’m not allowed to work in the state,” he said before he asked how the industry could be set up here.
Referring to one of the main plants of Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (Kiocl) in Mangalur, the Minister of the Union introduced the previous congress government, which was in power by 2018, gathered large amounts of money and granted permission to mining activities in the Sandur region of Ballari after Kiocl.
For years, however, there has been no mining and it has been deprived of the factory, Mr. Kumaraswamy.
When he became the Minister of the Union for Steel and the Ministry officials brought this question to his announcement, Mr. Kumaraswamy said he signed a proposal to provide financial support of 1,700 Crore Kiocl and sent it to the Ministry of Finance for approval.
However, he claimed that the state government prevented this proposal from political jealousy, leading to a loss of 2,000 jobs in the Kiocl Mangalur plant. Finally, for the benefit of these people and the state, I decided to merge Kiocl with Corporation National Mineral Development Corporation, he said.
Mr. Kumaraswamy also accused the state government of politicizing development initiatives for HMT by placed obstacles on his journey.
On the other hand, the state government in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh supported its initiative to revive the steel plant of Visag, he said. The Minister of the Union said that Minister Andhra Pradesh Chandrababa Naidu met him several times and attended meetings to revive the race.
Zumaraswamy pointed out that such a commitment deserved recognition, and regretted that politics came in the path of development in Karnataka. “Who suffers for that? Youth is denied employment,” he said, accusing the state government.
However, he assured that he would meet the expectations of Mandy, who elected him as deputies and gave him political power.
Mr. Kumaraswamy also called for harmony among people in villages and at the same time appealed to prevent the party’s policy outside favorable events and religious programs.
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Published – April 7, 2025 20:58
