BJP seeks Rahul Gandhi’s answer to State’s ‘bankruptcy’
The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should answer why the State government has been pushed to bankruptcy in order to implement the ve guarantees, said the BJP MLC Pratap Simha Nayak in Mangaluru on Wednesday.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Nayak said in the process of implementing the guarantees the State government is practically left with no money for development works. The government has so far not paid dairy farmers incentive for milk that amounts to 600 crore. The MLA’s local area development fund of 2 crore has also not been released. Though the State government has borrowed loan of more than 1 lakh crore, it has not released drought relief to farmers.
Mr. Gandhi should answer people as to why the Karnataka government released the Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at the instance of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance partner the DMK and thus creating water scarcity in Bengaluru. This diversion has practically left farmers of Karnataka with no water for irrigation.
As many as 692 farmers have committed suicide in the last few days. The law and order situation in Karnataka was poor and the safety and security of women was at stake. Because of the soft attitude of the State government, Maoist and terrorist activities are on the rise, he further added.
Though Mallikarjun Kharge is the Congress president, most of the decisions of the party are vetted by Mr. Gandhi. “As he is here, we want him to answer all these questions. Mr. Gandhi should take the government to task and address the issues,” he said.