The statewide bandh urging waiver of farmer’s loans as promised by HD Kumaraswamy,chief minister in the manifesto of Janata Dal-Secular has turned violent at many places across the state.
It may be recalled here that BS Yeddyurappa, leader of the opposition had threatened in the state Assembly on last Friday:The Bharatiya Janata Party will call for a statewide bandh if the chief minister HD Kumaraswamy doesn’t announce waiver of 55,000 crore farmer’s loans availed from nationalised banks,district cooperative banks and rural credit societies.
Ever since his elevation as the chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has been dilly dallying on the issue and the main opposition BJP is making the issue a ploy to hammer the ruling party and the CM.
Initially BS Yeddyurappa had claimed that his party will call for the bandh and later changed his stance by proclaiming that it would be a self declared bandh but supported by the BJP.
Prathap Simha,Mysuru MP and Mysuru BJP MLAs’ A Ramdas and L Nagendra have been arrested for protesting against the state government in Mysuru.
Yadgir BJP MLA Mutnal is under attack from the television media for allegedly threatening the local hoteliers to close down the shutters to support the bandh.
Meanwhile a Indira Canteen has been vandalised allegedly by BJP sympathisers at Chitradurga. The movement of government buses came to a standstill in Dharwad while Karadi Sanganna,Koppal BJP MP led the procession in Koppal.
Hindusthan Samachar/Manohar Yadavatti
