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Bengaluru, Nov 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP unit president and MLA BY Vijayendra on Monday announced that he will visit Belagavi on Tuesday to support the ongoing protest by sugarcane farmers in the region.
Speaking to reporters after attending a BJP Chintan Varga session at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bengaluru, Vijayendra criticized the Congress-led state government for its “failure to address serious issues” affecting farmers and rural communities.
He said that sugarcane growers of Belagavi, Bagalkot, Vijayapura and Uttara Kannada districts have been protesting for several days demanding fair prices and government intervention.
He announced, “The ministers do not even care about their demands. To express solidarity with the protesting farmers, I will travel to Belagavi tomorrow and join their agitation.”
Vijayendra accused the state government of ignoring the rural distress and said that heavy rains had caused widespread losses to farmers in Kalyana Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka regions.
“We visited the affected areas and found that district in-charge ministers were missing. Even departmental officers were indifferent. We urged the government to release relief immediately. However, instead of taking action, ministers are sitting idle in Bengaluru blaming the Center for not releasing funds, while the Congress government itself has failed to provide relief to distressed farmers,” he alleged.
Vijayendra also claimed that even after being in power for two and a half years, the Congress government has not succeeded in filling the water tanks in Chamarajanagar district, forcing the farmers there to protest.
“The government is not paying attention to these issues. Overall, this Congress government has not shown a single concern about the plight of farmers. It shows complete indifference towards their problems, which is unacceptable,” he said.
He further alleged that infighting within the Congress for the post of Chief Minister has intensified.
Vijayendra said, “There are fights and clashes within the Congress party itself. Let’s wait and see what happens in November. But the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Agriculture Minister and Revenue Minister should respond to the issues of sugarcane growers and farmers. It is their duty.”
Commenting on minister Priyank Kharge’s recent statements about the RSS and the central government, Vijayendra said, “Instead of focusing on his department, Priyank Kharge keeps talking about the world, the country and the Sangh Parivar.”
–IANS
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