Ex-CM Siddaramaiah kicks off twitter blitzkrieg for V S Ugrappa

Bengaluru: Former CM Siddaramaiah launched a high-decibel Twitter campaign on Monday to drum up support for his aide and party nominee, V. S. Ugrappa, by trending #UgrappaforBellary and #INC4Bellary, ahead of next month’s Lok Sabha bypoll.

Mr Siddaramaiah took potshots at his bete noire and mining baron G. Janardhan Reddy against whom he led a 10-day march from Bengaluru to Ballari in 2012. 

In his hard-hitting tweet, Mr Siddaramaiah charged: What @INCKarnataka gave #Bellary is development, renewed economy & improved standard of living. What @BJP4Karnataka gave is Reddy bros who looted & plundered its rich natural resources. Reddy bros' apathy towards people & environment resulted in backwardness of the district.

He also listed out his government’s achievement in the tweets:  Our contribution towards development of #Bellary since 2013 includes: More than 12,000 farm ponds under Krishi Bhagya. Farm loan waiver of Rs. 313.82 Cr benefitting 70,000 farmers. -- Irrigation for 8000 hectares. 16 Krishi yantradhare centers. 

He added that 14 dialysis units were started. 5 PHCs started & 2 hospitals upgraded to 100 beds. 30,000 patients benefitted from Mukhyamantri Harish Santhwana Yojane  modernization of Tungabhadra & Bhadra right banks to provide water for 65,000 hectares. 

Mr Siddaramaiah claimed that more than 5 lakh families benefitted from Anna Bhagya. More than 50,000 jobs created.  More than a lakh toilets were constructed. More than 2,700 KMs of rural roads developed. 408 pure drinking water units installed. #INC4Bellary #UgrappaForBellary.