Coastal Karnataka needs able leadership now
The JD(S) and Congress coalition government has come into existence. H D Kumaraswamy, a very down to earth person and an excellent politician has taken oath to the office of CM. During his last term as Chief Minister, Kumaraswamy had introduced the concept of ‘village stay’ and had tried his best to eliminate the distance between the common person and the rulers. Though it was criticized by some, Kumaraswamy became a familiar face in rural Karnataka. It was too early in 2008, and he didn’t have the experience to build on that and manage his image thereafter. The coalition with BJP had complicated the matters for him. Yet, he had tried to deliver his best. This time around, his coalition is with a secular party – Congress – which has extended its support to him being the CM.
He is experienced too, this time around and has firm support and guidance of his father senior politician former Prime Minister Devegowda. Hence, the expectations from his government are high this time. Farmers’ distress and communal clashes are the most important challenges that the coalition government would be facing this term.
BJP had faced a humiliating defeat in 2013 assembly elections in Coastal Karnataka. BJP leaders had brought it upon themselves. But the lotus has bloomed again in undivided coastal Karnataka and BJP has won the seats. The party never sought elections in the name of development or progress. It went to the voters with ‘hindutva’ card. Sangh Parivar did all it can, to start communal clashes and seek votes in coastal Karnataka. Naturally BJP reaped the benefit of that in elections. Though the Sangh parivar tried to create similar clashes in other parts of the state, and the government couldn’t contain these efforts. As a result, Congress paid a heavy price in the elections.
Now that the BJP is deeply disappointed at not having been able to form the government, it will do everything it can, to destabilize the current government. It may spread anarchy starting from coastal Karnataka in order to create troubles for the government. Now that the Sangh Parivar is well established through politics too in this area, things would get easier too. Without any standing in the past, Sangh Parivar could wield the power. Now with powerful positions to its men, things become even easier than before.
Hence, it is imperative that the government elects a strong statesman as district incharge for coastal Karnataka. Except for Mangalore constituency, there is not a single Cong JD(S) MLA in the area. The government should not select someone weak for district incharge minister coming under some pressure or as a return to some favours. The inexperienced would only indirectly hand over the area to those experienced miscreants who can play their games taking advantage of the situation.
CM Kumaraswamy must identify a strong experienced leader who can take care of this area really well, with their political acumen and enable people to live here with peace. Congress has many such leaders, they must be put to service. This step is highly necessary in order to run the government without any troubles brewing here for the next five years.
The undivided coastal Karnataka, especially Mangalore, is the core of development and business. People would want to invest in Mangalore because the area holds a large potential. All the schemes and plans that were started last time, are waiting to get to the next level and works are in progress. Thousands of crores are being invested here. Miscreants can raze all this to dust with their evil plans. An able minister can steer the area towards development with his focus. The Ettina Hole project is mired in controversy and the unrest among people is palpable. Development and peace are what coastal area needs now and to enable this, an able leader is required in this area. This area needs to be calm to enable development works to go further. Our CM needs to understand this requirement and appoint a good able leader for this area.
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Karnataka Milk Federation enters Delhi-NCR, offers competitive pricing on Nandini products
New Delhi, Nov 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday launched the Karnataka Milk Federation's (KMF) Nandini brand milk products in the Delhi-NCR market, pricing them marginally lower than competitors to gain a foothold in the region.
The cooperative will retail four cow milk variants, curd, and buttermilk from Friday, with competitive pricing that undercuts established players like Mother Dairy and Amul.
Cow milk will be sold at Rs 56 per litre, full Cream Milk at Rs 67 per litre, Standardised Milk at Rs 61 per litre, Toned Milk at Rs 55 per litre, and curd at Rs 74 per kg.
"We have surplus milk in the state. KMF along with Mandya Milk Union will market surplus milk of 3-4 lakh litres per day in Delhi-NCR," Siddaramaiah told reporters after launching the products.
The federation currently collects 100 lakh litres of milk daily, with local consumption at 60 lakh litres, leaving a surplus of 40 lakh litres for expansion into new markets.
However, the Chief Minister acknowledged the challenges of transporting milk over 2,500 km, which takes 50-54 hours.
There is a need to find new markets for surplus milk and gradually the KMF should be able to sell 5-6 lakh litres per day in Delhi-NCR, he added.
KMF Chairman LBP Bheemanaik assured that milk quality would be maintained during transit.
The federation has already partnered with 40 dealers in the Delhi-NCR region to facilitate sales, he added.
With a robust infrastructure of 26.76 lakh milk producers, 15,737 dairy cooperative societies, and 15 district milk unions, KMF has a turnover of Rs 25,000 crore and exports dairy products to over 25 countries.
State Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh and Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy were present at the product launch.
ದೇಶದ ಹಾಲು ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗುಜರಾತ್ ಮೊದಲ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದರೆ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಎರಡನೇ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿದೆ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) November 21, 2024
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