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Publish Kengal diaries: Chandrashekar

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Recollections: (From left) Writer D. Javare Gowda, journalist Patil Puttappa and Legislative Council Chairman B.K. Chandrashekar at the Kengal Hanumanthaiya birth centenary celebrations in Bangalore on Tuesday.

Bangalore: Legislative Council Chairman B.K. Chandrashekar has suggested that the Government make efforts to obtain the diaries of the former Chief Minister Kengal Hanumanthaiya and publish them in the public interest.

He was speaking after the two special lectures on the late Hanumanthaiya on the occasion of his birth centenary celebrations organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture here on Tuesday. Veteran journalist Patil Puttappa and the writer D. Javare Gowda delivered the lectures.

Prof. Chandrashekar said that he had the privilege of browsing through a diary maintained by Hanumanthaiya, which is now in the possession of his daughter, Vijayalakshmi. She had told him that she had preserved 16 such dairies maintained by her father. The Government should hold talks with Ms. Vijayalakshmi to obtain and publish the diaries as such a record would provide a better insight into the history of the State, he said.

Hanumanthaiya got the Vidhana Soudha built because of his vision and commitment. Referring to the caste factor in politics, he said all political parties were using it to create vote banks. “We politicians are always ready to exploit anything for our political benefit. Using the caste factor for creating vote banks is also a kind of exploitation,” he said.

Hanumanthaiya’s regime was known for its strict administration and discipline. Now the administration had slackened and development was not making the desired progress despite measures taken to reform the administration.

There were complaints that corruption at some levels of the administration and a bureaucratic attitude were responsible for the today’s State of affairs.

“Our bureaucracy was fashioned by the British administration. Although the British have simplified their cumbersome bureaucracy, we have been struggling and hesitating to do so,” Prof. Chandrashekar said.

Explaining the life and achievements of Hanumanthaiya as a politician, Mr. Puttappa said he was responsible for inculcating a sense of punctuality in the Railways as Minister for Railways.

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Publish Kengal diaries: Chandrashekar

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