Congress Ministers blame Centre for problems faced by sugarcane, maize farmers in Karnataka

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with Minister of Agriculture N Cheluvarayaswamy

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with Minister of Agriculture N Cheluvarayaswamy | Photo Credit: File photo

Ministers Dinesh Gundu Rao, N. Cheluvarayaswamy and Madhu Bangarappa person blamed the Union Government for the problems plaguing farmers successful Karnataka, peculiarly sugarcane and maize growers.

Speaking to property persons separately successful Belagavi connected December 8, the Ministers accused the Union Government of imparting step-motherly attraction to Karnataka.

Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that problems were bound to travel up during each government. “There are problems astatine some State and cardinal level. While the Congress authorities believes successful responding to the problems, the Union Government led by BJP is meting retired injustice to the radical of Karnataka,” helium alleged.

He accused the Centre of duping maize farmers of Karnataka by not giving requisite minimum enactment price.

Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said astir 50 lakh MT of maize had been cultivated successful Karnataka. But, adjacent aft penning to the Centre for procurement of maize nether MSP, nary support was fixed for procurement, helium alleged.

While the State Government had taken steps to resoluteness the problems faced by sugarcane farmers, steps were besides being taken to code problems of maize growers. “The Chief Minister has asked distilleries to procure maize for ethanol production. The proscription outgo is being borne by the State Government,” helium said.

School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa alleged that the BJP MPs and leaders had not raised the contented of FRP for sugarcane and MSP for maize with the Union Government. He mocked BJP State portion president B.Y. Vijayendra for what helium termed arsenic ‘drama’ of going and sleeping astatine the protestation tract of the sugarcane farmers, and sought to cognize whether helium was capable to springiness justness to the farmers. “It was Congress authorities which supply the alleviation to the farmers,” helium said.

Published - December 08, 2025 04:32 p.m. IST

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