Mangaluru, Jun 13: Coming down heavily on Belthangady MLA K Vasantha Bangera for calling him a ‘fake victim’ during the legislative assembly session, Endo Virodhi Horata Samiti president K Shridhar Gowda has threatened to launch a ‘legal’ and ‘religious’ battle against the Congress veteran.
Addressing media persons in the city on Tuesday, Mr Gowda said that he was officially declared an endosulfan victim by various expert government doctors after repeated tests. “I will send a legal notice to the MLA and also will complain to the deity of Kasaragod’s Sri Kanathur temple against him,” he said.
“When the endosulfan victims of Dakshina Kannada launched an indefinite hunger strike at Kokkada recently, Mr Bangera had visited the spot and promised the agitators to bring their demands to the notice of chief minister. However, later he turned up against the victims,” he said accusing the MLA of playing ‘double game.’
Mr Gowda further said that being the local MLA it was responsibility of Mr Bangera to get relief for the victims. However, when the victims themselves fought legally and are on the verge of getting relief Mr Bangera has become a hurdle in their path, he lamented.
“The MLA has spoken about fake victims taking advantage of the situation. If that is true, then it is again his responsibility to look into it and prevent it from happening,” he said adding that he also doubts whether Mr Bangera could have helped someone get fake victim certificates.
Mr Gowda also criticized Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader for failing to fulfil the promises when he was the Health Minister of the state. “Mr Khader is ashamed that incumbent Health and Family Welfare Minister K R Ramesh Kumar has tried to do in a small time what the former had failed to do and expressed his helplessness in the assembly,” he said.
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