Karnataka CM and Deputy CM did not come to check flood damage in Belagavi, but are coming to eat biriyani: Leader of Opposition R. Ashok

“Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar did not travel to Belagavi erstwhile farmers were suffering owed to flood damage, but they are coming to devour biriyani tomorrow,” Leader of Opposition R. Ashok said successful Naganur colony successful Belagavi territory connected October 3 portion interacting with immoderate farmers and discussing the flood damage.

“These leaders did not travel erstwhile each of you were suffering owed to floods. But they are coming to inaugurate improvement projects successful Belagavi connected October 4. They volition marque merry, devour biriyani and permission for Bengaluru. But we are not similar that. We person travel to perceive to your grievances, and look astatine the flood damage,” helium said.

“Farmers successful Belagavi person been suffering for 2 months. Districts officers similar the Deputy Commissioner and tahsildars did not travel to your colony then. They person travel now, conscionable due to the fact that we are visiting,” helium said.

On the State Government’s allegation that the Union Government has not released funds for calamity alleviation compensation, helium said, “The Union Government has not failed successful its work of distributing harvest nonaccomplishment compensation and different funds arsenic per National Disaster Response Fund norms.”

Mr. Ashok accused the State Government of diverting these funds for its warrant strategy payouts.

He was accompanied by Lok Sabha subordinate Ramesh Jigajinagi, Rajya Sabha subordinate Iranna Kadadi, MLAs Vithal Halgekar and Shashikala Jolle, MLCs C. T. Ravi and N. Ravikumar.