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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar along with several ministers and legislators on Sunday staged a dharna here, alleging injustice done to the state by the union government while releasing the drought relief funds.
Siddaramaiah protests against Centre's 'injustice' in release of drought funds
Holding 'Chombu', the round water pot symbolising emptiness and deception, the leaders charged the Centre with "cheating" Karnataka by not releasing adequate relief to face acute drought, the kind of which was not witnessed in the past several decades.
They held the symbolic dharna in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the premises of "Vidhana Soudha", which houses the Legislature and Secretariat.
“ Karnataka sought drought relief in September. Since then, more than ₹50,000 crore losses have been reported. Amid all this, we have given ₹2,000 as initial drought relief (per farmer). Karnataka had…
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“ We asked for drought relief for the State as per NDRF norms. But, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that we had asked funds not for taking up drought relief but for implementing our…
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“ Ms. Sitharaman lied that we submitted our request for drought relief late. In fact, we had submitted it in September 2023. I had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 19, 2023, and requested…
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“ The case was posted for April 28 for the next hearing. The Centre has released a small portion of the relief amount a day before,
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“ The reason for announcing the grant was the fear that if some relief is not given, the people of Karnataka who are drought-hit will not allow them [Bharatiya Janata Party leaders] to enter the state…
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