Tumakuru, Jan 3: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who has drawn flak for the Centre releasing “inadequate” flood relief to the State, on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for additional relief during his speech at a farmers’ convention in Tumakuru.
The Chief Minister even said, “I have brought this to the notice of the Prime Minister three or four times, but till now no additional relief has been sanctioned. I request him with folded hands to release it soon,” in Kannada. The Prime Minister, who spoke later at the event, however, did not respond to the Chief Minister’s request in his speech.
Mr. Yediyurappa said the State had witnessed losses to the tune of over ₹30,000 crore because of floods.
‘Stress on irrigation’
Addressing farmers at one of his main support bases of Tumakuru, the Lingayat strongman advised the Prime Minister that his dream of doubling farmers’ income by 2023 could become a reality only if he focused on “providing scientific price to farm produce, bringing water to farms through irrigation, and by interlinking rivers”.
Mr. Yediyurappa’s remarks made at a programme to release the fourth instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Yojana, a farm subsidy cash transfer scheme of the Union government, have raised eyebrows.
Stressing on the key role of irrigation schemes in farmers’ welfare, he sought a special package of ₹50,000 crore for completion of long-pending projects in Karnataka.
The five-minute-long speech is being seen as an attempt by the Chief Minister to assert himself within the party by publicly putting even the Prime Minister on the mat. This comes in the wake of the BJP suffering defeats in multiple States and the party’s victory in the recent bypolls in the State under Mr. Yediyurappa’s leadership, both of which have only strengthened the Chief Minister, sources in the party said. “We are curious as to how the party high command will now deal with this public assertion in front of the Prime Minister,” a senior party leader said.
The Chief Minister has been reportedly “deeply unhappy” over the delay in the flood relief by the Union government and also the “inadequate” amount released. The Opposition has attacked him over lack of adequate Central relief, which was interpreted as the BJP central leadership’s reported unhappiness with him. The Chief Minister had then said he was doing a “tightrope walk”.
After a delay of over two months, the Centre released ₹1,200 crore as flood relief in October 2019.
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Just to respect.. not to practice...............
Ganesh please recheck your name!! GOD doesnt have wife, child etc. only in story. HINUD was not religion it was name given by arab muslim also the sanathana darma teached only one GOD no image, plz listen to zakir naik video he know you sanathana darma more then your fake babas
idol worshipping is biggest sin in front of god. some people take gods name and do many wrong things i hope you aware of this.
Bava if you worshipp IDOL for vote bank then your 40days salah will be invalid.
am not saying quran says
Every Muslims respect other religion. But it does not mean to leave Islam and pray to other religion Statues.
Every Muslims give respect to other religion. But it never means go against Islam (go to temple and perform pooja).
Mr. bava tried to keep his leg in two boats.. anyway good justification
Bava scared of religious votes.. thats why this justification
Religion completely a person's choice/taste. There may be some adaptation while pursuing/believing/following
True.. Well said bava. but from your religion many people blindly admiring Zakir Naik, who never given respect to other religion and other religious people
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