Karnataka govt. has no moral right to hold celebration: Ashok
The BJP criticized the Congress government in Karnataka for planning anniversary celebrations amid rising farmers' suicides. Leader of the Opposition R. Ashok attributed the increase in suicides to the government's anti-farmer policies and alleged financial mismanagement. He claimed that the government's welfare schemes have failed to support farmers, turning into empty promises instead.
- ▪The Congress government is facing criticism for holding anniversary celebrations during a time of increased farmers' suicides.
- ▪In Karnataka, farmers' suicides rose by 22.61% from 2023 to 2024, with the state ranking second in the country for such incidents.
- ▪R. Ashok accused the government of failing to provide adequate support to farmers and misusing public funds for political events.
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Ahead of the convention being organised by the Congress government to mark its third anniversary, the BJP on Monday maintained that the goverment did not have moral right to hold such anniversary celebrations at a time when the State was witnessing a sad trend of farmers’ suicides.Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok squarely blamed the Congress government for the farm distress, resulting in suicides of farmers by alleging that the anti-farmer policies of the government were responsible for it.“While farmers’ suicides across the country have decreased by 2.22%, in Karnataka they have increased by 22.61%. In 2023, there were 2,423 farmers’ suicide cases; in 2024, this rose to 2,971.
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