HUBLI: The two-day special session of the legislature that begins from Monday should be extended for another five days so that there was more time to discuss important issues, H.K. Patil, leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, said on Sunday.

Addressing presspersons here, Mr. Patil said as had been decided the office-of-profit issue was not the only one to be discussed at the special session. Several other issues had been included in the agenda and as a result there would not be much time left for discussion, he observed.

Throughout the press conference, Mr. Patil lambasted the coalition Government in the State saying instead of taking measures to solve the problems confronting the State, it was making them more complex.

The former Minister said the administrative machinery in the State had failed and the Government had done nothing to meet the aspirations of the people.

He criticised the State Government for bringing in legislation on professional courses without properly studying the consequences.

"During Mr. Dharam Singh's regime nine modifications had been suggested to safeguard the interests of the poor and meritorious students, and these had been ignored. Although it was promised that the modifications suggested by leaders at the all-party meeting on the issue would be taken note of, nothing was done. The coalition Government had acted in a negligent manner with regard to CET," he said.

Mr. Patil alleged that the State Government on the pretext of providing land to IT entrepreneurs had given 5,040 acres of land around Bangalore to people engaged in real estate and other businesses.

He said while 1,000 acres of land had been allotted to a company that had registered just 18 days prior to the land allotment, 1,200 acres of land had been given to a Mumbai-based entrepreneur.

Around 1,400 acres had been given to people engaged in real estate business, he alleged. He informed that the Congress would take up the issue.

Referring to the Employment Guarantee Scheme, he said the State Government had failed to make use of the scheme to help the needy. Even when the State had the authority to revise the minimum wages fixed, it had not that, he observed.

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