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Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and Kalaburagi District in-charge, Priyank Kharge, said that farmers successful Kalaburagi territory person received harvest security compensation amounting to ₹650 crore, the highest successful the State truthful far.
He was speaking aft inaugurating a felicitation programme organised astatine the Veerashaiva Lingayat Kalyana Mantapa successful Aland connected Saturday to convey the authorities for facilitating harvest security compensation of ₹225 crore.
Mr. Priyank said that implicit 4 lakh farmers successful Kalaburagi territory had received compensation nether the harvest security scheme. “For the existent cultivation twelvemonth (2025–26), arsenic galore arsenic 3,00,952 farmers person enrolled nether the harvest security scheme,” helium said.
Recalling the concern during the erstwhile BJP regime, Mr. Priyank said that erstwhile pigeon pea crops were damaged by wilt disease, the authorities astatine the clip had failed to supply immoderate compensation to affected farmers. “Even erstwhile dense rains caused extended harvest loss, past Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa did not sojourn the affected areas. He had returned from the airdrome itself,” helium said.
Pointing to existent years rains and resultant harvest nonaccomplishment crossed the district, Mr. Priyank said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas and held meetings with people’s representatives and officials and promised to supply further compensation of ₹8,500 per hectare from the State exchequer, implicit and supra the assistance sanctioned by the Centre nether NDRF norms.
Highlighting the interaction of the State government’s warrant schemes, Mr. Priyank said that initiatives specified arsenic Gruha Jyothi, Gruha Lakshmi, Shakti, Yuva Nidhi and Anna Bhagya had improved the fiscal information of the poor. “These benefits are reaching everyone – not conscionable Congress supporters but adjacent BJP workers. Yet, the BJP leaders proceed to criticise these schemes. They should astatine slightest consciousness a consciousness of shame,” helium remarked.
Referring to the implementation of Article 371(J), the Minister said that since its enforcement, the Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB) has been receiving an yearly assistance of ₹5,000 crore. “During the Congress regime, large institutions specified arsenic ESIC Hospital, Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, and respective acquisition establishments specified arsenic Central University of Karnataka and were acceptable up successful Kalaburagi. Constructive disapproval connected improvement is welcome, but baseless governmental propaganda indispensable stop,” helium asserted.
Mr. Kharge said that nether the Kalyana Patha and Pragati Patha schemes, roadworthy improvement works were being implemented, covering astir 8,257 km of agrarian roads successful the district.
‘Vote theft’
Touching upon the contented of Vote Chori (vote theft), helium said that Congress person Rahul Gandhi had raised concerns earlier, but it was B.R. Patil, MLA and Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Board, who substantiated the claims with evidence. “The substance has present taken a superior turn, and soon, done investigation, the radical volition cognize however the BJP conspired against ideology and the Constitution,” helium said, urging the radical to proceed to enactment Mr. Patil arsenic good arsenic him.
Presiding implicit the event, B.R. Patil said that wide harvest losses owed to earthy calamities had pushed farmers to distress. “Farmers indispensable astatine slightest get a minimum enactment terms for their nutrient to survive. Thousands of farmers person died protesting crossed the country, yet the Prime Minister has not adjacent expressed condolence,” helium said.
Mr. Patil pointed retired that portion Maharashtra received ₹1.30 lakh crore arsenic alleviation from the Centre, Karnataka was granted lone ₹40,000 crore. “This injustice indispensable beryllium fought collectively,” helium said, adding that ₹60 crore was being spent nether the Amrit strategy to supply drinking h2o to Aland town.
MLC Tippannappa Kamakanur, GESCOM Chairman Praveen Harawal, Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum, Superintendent of Police Adduru Srinivasulu and Zilla Panchayat CEO Bhanwar Singh Meena were among those present.
