Limit 'janata darshans', docs advise K'taka CM

Bengaluru | Thursday | 20th September, 2018

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It was also decided that the meet will be held in Bengaluru and at distinct headquarters alternatively. “The date and place will be announced beforehand,” the release said. The meetings were restricted to Saturdays after people began making unscheduled visits at his residence in JP Nagar and his home office Krishna.However, with his hectic work schedule and his health not permitting a heavy workload, the CM began to skip a few meets. He also often showed up late for the meets which angered people.After the valve surgery in September last year, doctors had said Kumaraswamy, apart from a weak eart, also suffers from acute diabetes and was overweight.On Wednesday, it was finally decided that the programme will be held once a month as advised by his doctors. BENGALURU: Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy , who has been coping with serious health concerns following a heart valve replacement surgery, has been advised by his doctors to conduct his Janata Darshan (meeting the people) only once a month, a statement issued by his office revealed on Wednesday.Kumaraswamy, who had given Janata Darshans a boost during his first term as chief minister in 2006-2007, had relaunched the programme in September and had promised to meet people every Saturday.Later, in an effort to decentralise the programme and to give people who travel great distances easier access to him in order to get their work done, Kumaraswamy promised to have Janata Darshans at the district and taluk level every fortnight..