‘We’ll fight against govt, get justice for farmers’: Minister HK Patil over BJP protest against state govt

BELAGAVI: Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party for a protest regarding farmer issues, Karnataka Minister HK Patil on Tuesday said that the central government created the problems when they fixed the Maximum Retail Price (MRP), Fair-Remunerative Price (FRP), and sugar rate.

Speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Patil said, “Are they talking about the producers of maize, sugarcane, green gram. What problems of farmers? The problems are created by the government of India when fixing the MRP, FRP, and sugar rate. This is the bankruptcy of the intellectual capability of the BJP. Such an immoral and unreasonable protest for what?. Let them say what the state government must do. Our CM is totally with the farmers. We will fight against the government of India and get justice to the farmers.”

Karnataka Minister Ramalinga Reddy also launched a scathing attack on the BJP, terming its leaders “the most born corrupt people” and accusing the party of being anti-farmer, anti-woman, anti-SC, anti-OBC and anti-poor, just hours before the saffron party’s scheduled statewide protest over farmer issues.

Speaking to reporters, Karnataka Minister Reddy said, “BJP people are the most born corrupt people. They are not only anti-formers, but they are also anti-woman, anti-SE, anti-OBC, and anti-poor BJP people. They don’t have common sense. They have done nothing for farmers.”

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, responding to the BJP MLAs’ protest against the state government in the Suvarna Soudha, stated that it has provided support to the farmers and the BJP MLAs should instead question the Central Government on its negligence towards the issues raised by the farmers.

“We want them to discuss about North Karnataka. We want them to discuss why the Central government is not helping the farmers. There is a big crisis among farmers over sugarcane prices. The government of Karnataka has supported them. Central government is not doing anything. We want them to raise their voice against the Central government,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Bhartiya Janata Party workers protested against the state government today at the Sauvarna Soudha to highlight and address the farmers’ issues. (ANI)