Belagavi: Promising to waive crop loans of farmers within 24 hours if voted to power, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday expressed confidence about winning 2018 Assembly elections by changing BJPs parliamentary election slogan into “Abki bar, Kumaraswamy Sarkar”.
Participating in the debate on drought situation in the state in the Assembly here, he also demanded crop compensation of Rs 25,000 per acre to affected farmers.
Reminding that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had mocked at JD(S) claim that it would announce a loan waiver once it comes to power, Kumaraswamy said he was taking it as a challenge.
“Chief Minister has said that without coming to power how can we JD(S) announce loan waiver. Im taking it as a challenge. For one-and-half years, there is no question of sleep, I will go to every village and will request people to give me one opportunity.”
“I promise that I will waive farmers crop loan within 24 hours after coming to power…..This will be our manifesto,” he added.
The former Chief Minister also said he was borrowing BJPs parliamentary election slogan of “Abki bar, Modi Sarkar” and changing it to “Abki bar, Kumaraswamy Sarkar”.
Kumarswamy, who is the son of Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, had headed the JDS-BJP coalition government in Karnataka for a little over 20 months till October 2007.
As he criticised the Centre for demonetisation and the way in which it has caused hardships to farmers and common man, Opposition Leader Jagadish Shettar said “the Prime Minister’s bold move has send shivers down to black money holders and the corrupt.”
Responding to this, Kumaraswamy said his partys support was there for Prime Ministers fight against black money and corruption.
(Agencies)
