BJP workers bring cattle to Bengaluru protest, demand milk subsidies

BENGALURU: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers bought their cattle along at a protest against the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in the state for not providing subsidies on milk production.

The BJP workers staged the protest at Freedom Park and raised slogans alleging that the state government had not released dues to the subsidy of milk producers. The protesters alleged that the Congress government was withholding Rs 716 crore in dues and as a result, milk production in the state had come down.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave a ‘Chalo Delhi’ call to protest against the alleged lack of tax devolution and grants-in-aid to the state by the Centre. The demonstration is scheduled for Wednesday at Jantar Mantar in the national capital.

ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯ ಖಂಡಿಸಿ " ಚಲೋ ದಿಲ್ಲಿ " ಚಳವಳಿ.

ನಾಳೆ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 11 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ದೆಹಲಿಯ ಜಂತರ್ ಮಂತರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ನ್ಯಾಯಯುತ ತೆರಿಗೆ ಪಾಲು ಮತ್ತು ಅನುದಾನ ಹಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ತಾರತಮ್ಯದ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಧ್ವನಿಯೆತ್ತುತ್ತೇವೆ.

ಈ ಚಳವಳಿ ಯಾರ ವಿರುದ್ಧವೂ ಅಲ್ಲ, ಇದು ಕರುನಾಡು ಹಾಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಹಿತಕ್ಕಾಗಿ.… pic.twitter.com/PZqhJiMCaG

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) February 6, 2024

The Chief Minister said that the Congress government in the southern state will continue to raise its voice against discrimination in the fair tax share and grant distribution of Kannadigas.

“Chalo Delhi movement to condemn the financial tyranny of the central government. Tomorrow at 11 am at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, we will raise our voice against discrimination in the fair tax share and grant distribution of Kannadigas. This movement is not against anyone, it is for the benefit of Karunadu and Kannadigas. We request everyone to participate in this Dharani Satyagraha regardless of party affiliation”, Siddarmaiah wrote in a post on the social media platform, X.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that the planned protest is not against the BJP and that all MLAs should forget party lines and participate.

#WATCH | Bengaluru: On Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's statement to protest in Delhi on February 7, Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai says, "Siddaramaiah is doing a political stunt. To cover up his financial mismanagement and failures, he is bringing a bogey between the centre and… pic.twitter.com/iNjO0HqAof

— ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2024

However, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday that to cover up its mistakes, the Karnataka government is holding a protest in New Delhi against the central government which is nothing but a political stunt.

Bommai said, “The anti-farmer government was ruling the state and not a single paise had been released for development works. The CM has said that the state had received less grants in the 15th Finance Commission than in the previous 14th Finance Commission. The Siddaramaiah-led government was in power when the 15th Commission Committee visited Karnataka but the committee was not apprised about the real financial condition of the state”. (ANI)