Council polls: Parties lure teacher voters with promises

MYSURU: JD(S) candidate from South Teachers' constituency Marithibbegowda on Saturday urged the teacher-voters to cast their vote without fail on June 8.
The deputy chairman of the Legislative Council also released a booklet containing his achievements during his three terms spanning 18 years. He is again seeking re-election for the fourth term. In the booklet, he has listed out his priorities and goals wherein he has promised to end pay disparity, one special allowance and to ensure that salary is credited on first of every month.

Appreciating the work and efforts of Marithibbegowda as MLC, Swaraj India Convener Shabbir Mustafa lauded Marithibbegowda for bringing out the booklet detailing his achievements.

Earlier, North-West Teachers' constituency legislator Arun Shahapur said that the JD(S)-Congress coalition government was in a state of coma and they have neglected the education sector. Arun, a BJP leader, batted for B Niranjana Murthy, the BJP candidate seeking election from South Teachers' constituency.

MLA GT Devegowda bats for Marithibbegowda

MLA G T Devegowda said the problems in education department will be resolved if JD(S) candidate Marithibbegowda wins the South Teachers' constituency election.

During a JD(S) workers' meeting at Jayamma Govindhegowda Kalyana Mantap on Saturday, Devegowda said as party leader H D Kumaraswamy is the chief minister, if Marithibbegowda wins the election, he can work for the welfare of the teachers and resolve all the problems which is troubling them.

"JD(S) party workers must request voters to give first preference to Marithibbegowda. He has won the MLC seat three times and also served as deputy chairman of the Council," he said.