CM, Ministers are having enjoyable whereas 2,500 farmers have dedicated suicide, says LOP

Leader of the opposition and BJP MLA R. Ashok on Friday stated, that the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and different Ministers are having enjoyable whereas over 2,500 farmers have ended their lives as a result of farm misery.

Addressing presspersons after visiting flood-affected areas, at Nesargi village in Belagavi district, Mr. Ashok stated, “Official information present these many variety of farmers died as a result of farm misery after the Congress got here to energy within the State. Farmers are dealing with extreme issues, however the State authorities just isn’t bothered.” He stated, “Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister D.Okay. Shivakumar, Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswami and others who ought to have rushed to assist farmers are having enjoyable in Bengaluru as a substitute.”

“The State authorities is attempting to divert the eye of the individuals away from the actual issues. The Chief Minister is campaigning concerning the assure schemes by sharing tales of a girl who purchased a fridge through the use of the Gruha Lakshmi receipts. But he [CM] just isn’t bothered about dying farmers,” he stated.

To a question, he stated that the BJP was not taking part in politics over flood harm. “We have come right here to see for ourselves the lengthen of injury to crops and inform the State authorities about it. The soybean crops are fully broken. If the State authorities was alive, it ought to have surveyed crop loss, despatched a report back to the centre and sought compensation. But no such factor is being executed.

“Mr. Siddaramaiah retains repeating he can be Chief Minister for 5 years. What is the purpose in staying in energy if he does no good to the individuals?” he stated.

He stated the State authorities ought to launch crop loss compensation along with the quantities mounted beneath National Disaster Response Fund guidelines. “It is round ₹8,500 per acre now. It just isn’t sufficient. The State authorities ought to launch a minimum of ₹25,000 per acre. It ought to keep in mind that the farmers would have earned lakhs of rupees if he had offered the harvest. In such conditions, farmers don’t anticipate income. But the farmers ought to be capable of make good the loss suffered on inputs like seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. The authorities ought to launch particular grants,” he stated.