New chief ministers play up ‘pro-people image’ to beat anti-incumbency

Inside hours of taking cost, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi promised to behave in opposition to the sand mafia and offered himself as an ‘Aam Aadmi’, marking an urgency to get all the way down to the brass tacks and current a pro-people picture. The brand new chief ministers of Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Gujarat are additionally doing simply this — attempting to agency up their mass enchantment of their effort to beat anti-incumbency.

The brand new chief ministers have been in motion from the day of the taking oath.

Channi promised to behave in opposition to the sand mafia instantly after taking oath. He appealed to the federal government staff who’re on strike to finish their strike and promised to resolve their difficulty. At his first briefing, he known as himself an Aam Aadmi (widespread man) and stated that he would frequently meet the poor.

Equally, a day after taking oath, Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel visited the flood-affected Jamnagar district and met folks there. He additionally instructed authorities officers to rescue folks affected by the flood. ET had reported that he had been tasked with delivering a responsive governance.

In Karnataka, the brand new CM Basavaraj Bommai is doing the whole lot doable to turn into a pro-people chief minister. His authorities on Monday tabled a invoice to guard unlawful non secular buildings at public locations. It was carried out after the federal government confronted flak over the demolition of a temple in Mysuru. Bommai additionally reversed the hoarding promoting coverage in Bengaluru, applied by former CM Yediyurappa, to earn folks’s reward.

In Uttarakhand, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is on an announcement spree ever since he took cost. On Independence Day, he introduced free tablets for all college students of Class 10 and 12 within the state. Later, he additionally introduced free tablets for one lakh diploma school college students. He additionally introduced a one-time grant of ‘10,000 for some authorities officers akin to police, patwaris, lekhpals, income inspectors and block degree officers. Earlier, he had introduced a ‘118 crore aid package deal for ladies self assist teams and ladies related to Uttarakhand State Rural Livelihood Mission.

Uttarakhand and Punjab are scheduled for meeting elections in six months’ time. Gujarat elections are in November subsequent yr whereas Karnataka will face polls within the first quarter of 2023.