Udupi : State Minister for Rural Development and Panchayatraj HK Patil has assured to solve the problems  arising due to the suspension of the process of issuing forms 9 and 11 relating to land dealings.

He was speaking to press persons after inaugurating the New 1.5 Tesla MRI machine at Shirdi Sai Cancer Center, Kasturba Hospitals, on Monday September 16. The minister said he had held talks with the  leaders on the issue and added the problems would be solved.

On the decision to introduce dress code for government staff, he said it was a decision taken after deliberations.

On Narendra Modi’s nomination as PM candidate of the BJP, Patil said when a senior BJP leader like Advani himself cannot trust Modi how can the people trust him.

Vinay Kumar Sorake, minister for urban development, Pramod Madhwaraj, MLA, Udupi, and Dr Ramdas M Pai, chancellor, Manipal University were among others present.