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Yeddyurappa not satisfied with performance of State police

Bangalore: Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said here on Wednesday that the State Government was keen on utilising the services of a large number of ex-servicemen residing in the State to train police personnel.

In his reply to the budget discussion in the Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister said he had been holding discussions with top officials of the State Government, including some senior police officials, on enlisting the services of ex-servicemen and even some retired police personnel. Mr. Yeddyurappa said he was ready to lead an all-party delegation to the Prime Minister to discuss on the ways and means of controlling terrorism in the light of the serial bomb blasts in Bangalore.

“I will also be talking to the Chief Ministers of other States and discuss on a united approach to counter terrorism,” he said.

On the performance of the State police, the Chief Minister said: “I am not really satisfied with the overall performance of the police. The police should refrain from disclosing all aspects of certain important and sensitive cases to the media and instead focus on investigation”.

Mr. Yeddyurappa also sought the support of the Opposition parties to auction the large extent of encroached lands recovered by the Government in and around Bangalore.

The Chief Minister called for a national debate on migration of people from rural areas to urban areas and said the day was not far off when nearly a half of Karnataka population will shift to Bangalore and other tier-two unless immediate steps were taken to provide appropriate facilities in the rural areas.

“As such villages are now turning into “vriddashrams” or old age homes. The youth are shifting to urban areas in search of employment. Presently 30 per cent of the State ‘s population is residing in urban areas,” he said.

Mr. Yeddyurappa, who said he has written a letter to the Union Human Resources Minister on the State being denied an IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), said Karnataka has always been meted out a “step-motherly “ treatment by the Union Government — be it in fertilizer supplies, sharing power from the Central electricity grid or sanctioning of new institutions.

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