‘Without Congress land reforms move, you’d have been on the streets’

Mangaluru: Former Mayor K. Ashraf has delivered a fiery response to Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna over his recent outburst against the Gandhi family, asserting that the BJP leader is standing on land granted by Congress-era land reform policies. Reacting to Suvarna’s aggressive comments, Ashraf pointed out that the land, home, and business that sustain Suvarna’s family were made possible by the Land Reforms Act passed during the Gandhi-led Congress era. “Instead of making wild statements on the streets, the Udupi MLA should realize that he is an elected representative today because Congress administration empowered his family through land ownership,” Ashraf stated in his press release.