Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the Centre was not cooperating with the state to solve farmers’ problems.
The ongoing winter session of the legislature will focus on the burning issues in the state, mainly the farmers, he said, and urged the opposition to join the government to pressurise the Centre over crop procurement and regional development.
“We don’t know why the Centre is not cooperating with us to resolve the matter. We don’t know why it is not releasing funds to procure crops under Minimum Support Price (MSP),” Shivakumar, who is also Congress state president, told reporters here.
The winter session of the Karnataka Legislature is in progress in Belagavi.
The BJP has decided to stage a protest on Tuesday against the injustice to the farmers.
Reiterating that the session must meaningfully address these concerns, he said, “It is our wish that the Centre should release funds for the welfare of Kittur Karnataka and Kalyana Karnataka regions​Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the Centre was not cooperating with the state to solve farmers’ problems.
The ongoing winter session of the legislature will focus on the burning issues in the state, mainly the farmers, he said, and urged the opposition to join the government to pressurise the Centre over crop procurement and regional development.
“We don’t know why the Centre is not cooperating with us to resolve the matter. We don’t know why it is not releasing funds to procure crops under Minimum Support Price (MSP),” Shivakumar, who is also Congress state president, told reporters here.
The winter session of the Karnataka Legislature is in progress in Belagavi.
The BJP has decided to stage a protest on Tuesday against the injustice to the farmers.
Reiterating that the session must meaningfully address these concerns, he said, “It is our wish that the Centre should release funds for the welfare of Kittur Karnataka and Kalyana Karnataka regions ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
