BJP holds protest, says Congress pointing to Centre to cover up its failures

Leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by party’s State president B.Y. Vijayendra, Opposition leaders R. Ashok, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, C.T. Ravi and others led a protestation march highlighting farmers’ issues successful Belagavi connected Tuesday and subsequently courted apprehension by trying to laic siege to the Suvarna Soudha.

Earlier, addressing the protesters, Mr. Vijayendra alleged that “to screen up its failure” the Congress leaders were blaming the Centre. “The State authorities has cheated the sugarcane farmers connected the contented of FRP. While FRP for sugarcane and MSP for maize is being fixed successful different States, the Karnataka authorities has failed to adjacent unfastened procurement centres. For the fearfulness of losing the yield, the farmers are being forced to merchantability it to middlemen putting them successful further distress,” helium alleged.

MLC N. Ravikumar said portion 54 lakh tonnes of maize was being grown successful Karnataka, the contiguous authorities was procuring conscionable 5 lakh tonnes.

Leader of Opposition successful the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy claimed that determination was thing pending with the Centre arsenic it had already released immoderate was to beryllium released to the State. “Stop blaming Centre and if you are incapable to tally the government, past measurement down,” helium said.

Mr. Ravi alleged that portion sugarcane was being procured successful the neighbouring Maharashtra astatine an FRP of ₹3,600, the State authorities had failed to adjacent to guarantee the FRP fixed by the Central authorities putting the sugarcane farmers successful distress.

Mr. Ashok said the authorities had besides failed to merchandise harvest nonaccomplishment compensation to the farmers affected by excess rains and floods. He claimed pro-farmer schemes and assistance extended by the erstwhile BJP authorities had been stopped by the Congress government.

The BJP protestation and different protestation by farmers seeking withdrawal of the 3 workplace laws and fulfilment of different demands resulted successful the work roadworthy being blocked for implicit an hour. The farmers relented lone aft Agriculture Minister Cheluvarayaswamy spoke to them and assured to sojourn the protestation site.