<p>Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Sunday dared former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy to announce openly in the poll campaign that if their coalition comes to power, it would stop all guarantees at once. </p>.<p>He also demanded that Kumaraswamy should apologise for his alleged remarks against poor women in the state. </p>.<p>Byre Gowda told reporters here that the five guarantee schemes were not meant for women who go to clubs or live in high society.</p>.<p><strong>Essentially for the poor</strong></p>.<p>“These schemes are essentially designed to help the poor in general and poor women in particular, who work in garment units, as housemaids, roadside vendors and others. These women are a happier lot thanks to the free bus scheme and the Rs-2,000 aid, as they have been able to go pilgrimage spots and pay for their children’s education,” he said.</p>
<p>Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Sunday dared former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy to announce openly in the poll campaign that if their coalition comes to power, it would stop all guarantees at once. </p>.<p>He also demanded that Kumaraswamy should apologise for his alleged remarks against poor women in the state. </p>.<p>Byre Gowda told reporters here that the five guarantee schemes were not meant for women who go to clubs or live in high society.</p>.<p><strong>Essentially for the poor</strong></p>.<p>“These schemes are essentially designed to help the poor in general and poor women in particular, who work in garment units, as housemaids, roadside vendors and others. These women are a happier lot thanks to the free bus scheme and the Rs-2,000 aid, as they have been able to go pilgrimage spots and pay for their children’s education,” he said.</p>