Digvijay Singh to Karnataka MLAs: Stay in your constituency, fight drought

Bengaluru: AICC general secretary, Digvijay Singh has reportedly issued instructions to Congress MLAs, ministers and Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah to be followed while fighting the drought in the state.

Apparently, Mr Singh gave these instructions to Mr Siddaramaiah and his colleagues as well as MLAs, when he had come here to take part in the 125th birth anniversary celebration of Dr Ambedkar last week in the city.

Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, a senior legislator who was part of a MLAs delegation, said Mr Singh directed MLAs to be stationed in their respective constituencies and monitor the drought situation periodically.

"According to Mr Singh who had gathered information on the drought through his sources, the situation in Karnataka is not so bad as Maharashtra, where in Latur, water had to be supplied in a train,” a source said.

The Congress leader felt that if MLAs constantly monitor their constituencies, the chances of the situation going out of control are less. The source further claimed that Mr Singh, a two-time Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, suggested that the MLAs should get people's support for sharing water in wells and borewells.
"He even advised us to take the help of philanthropists and pontiffs to convince people on the need to share water.”