Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakuma along with several ministers and MLAs staged a protest on Sunday, accusing the Central government of being unfair to the state in releasing relief funds.
The state government has declared 226 of Karnataka's total 236 taluks as drought-hit and said crops in 48 lakh hectares of land have been damaged.
According to Siddaramaiah, against the demand of Rs 18,171 crore for drought relief, the central government ordered the release of only Rs 3,454 crore, while the state was asked to approach the Supreme Court to enforce its rights.
He said the sanction is "grossly inadequate" and is just a quarter of the state's demand.
Displaying 'Chombu', a water vessel symbolizing emptiness and deception, the leaders accused the Center of "betraying" Karnataka by not releasing adequate relief to face severe drought, the likes of which has not been seen in the last several decades. Was.They staged a symbolic protest in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the premises of Vidhan Soudha, where the Legislature and the Secretariat are located.
Holding placards and posters reading "Modi government is betraying Kannada people", "Being betrayed by Modi government by not releasing adequate grants", the leaders raised slogans condemning the Centre. Planted. When the Prime Minister was going to hold four consecutive public meetings in the state, he also raised slogans of "Go back, go back, Modi go back".
Addressing journalists, Siddaramaiah said that the state of Karnataka is facing unprecedented drought.
“We haven't seen a drought like this in 100 years.We had given a memorandum to the Center in September last year. We were supposed to get the relief amount within a month of submitting the report, but we did not get it until we approached the Supreme Court,” the Chief Minister said.
Congress general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewal, who participated in the protest, alleged that the Modi government wanted to take "revenge" against the people of Karnataka by not releasing adequate relief funds.
“Modi government gives Rs 19 or 1 per cent out of Rs 100 demanded for drought-hit farmers – Rs 14,718 crore denied! Out of Rs 18,172 crore, only a paltry amount of Rs 3,454 crore was given to "drought-affected farmers" due to the Karnataka government filing a case in the Supreme Court against the Modi government and the Supreme Court's intervention, he said in a post on 'X'. Later approved.'.
The state government has declared 226 of Karnataka's total 236 taluks as drought-hit and said crops in 48 lakh hectares of land have been damaged.
According to Siddaramaiah, against the demand of Rs 18,171 crore for drought relief, the central government ordered the release of only Rs 3,454 crore, while the state was asked to approach the Supreme Court to enforce its rights.
He said the sanction is "grossly inadequate" and is just a quarter of the state's demand.
Displaying 'Chombu', a water vessel symbolizing emptiness and deception, the leaders accused the Center of "betraying" Karnataka by not releasing adequate relief to face severe drought, the likes of which has not been seen in the last several decades. Was.They staged a symbolic protest in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the premises of Vidhan Soudha, where the Legislature and the Secretariat are located.
Holding placards and posters reading "Modi government is betraying Kannada people", "Being betrayed by Modi government by not releasing adequate grants", the leaders raised slogans condemning the Centre. Planted. When the Prime Minister was going to hold four consecutive public meetings in the state, he also raised slogans of "Go back, go back, Modi go back".
Addressing journalists, Siddaramaiah said that the state of Karnataka is facing unprecedented drought.
“We haven't seen a drought like this in 100 years.We had given a memorandum to the Center in September last year. We were supposed to get the relief amount within a month of submitting the report, but we did not get it until we approached the Supreme Court,” the Chief Minister said.
Congress general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewal, who participated in the protest, alleged that the Modi government wanted to take "revenge" against the people of Karnataka by not releasing adequate relief funds.
“Modi government gives Rs 19 or 1 per cent out of Rs 100 demanded for drought-hit farmers – Rs 14,718 crore denied! Out of Rs 18,172 crore, only a paltry amount of Rs 3,454 crore was given to "drought-affected farmers" due to the Karnataka government filing a case in the Supreme Court against the Modi government and the Supreme Court's intervention, he said in a post on 'X'. Later approved.'.
