Complete farm loan waiver by Jan 31: CM Kumaraswamy
Koppal/Bengaluru, December 24: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that the farm loan would be completely waived off by January 31 next year.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that the government has considered the loan waiver as a serious and priority issue and by January 31 next, all farm loans would be waived off. The statements on creating suspicion on loan waiver should not be entertained. BJP people have been misleading the people saying that the government has cut the funds of other departments and diverted it to loan waiver scheme, which is not true. The government has conducted farmers meeting five times in the last seven months, which means everyone should understand the seriousness of the government. None have spoken about farmers problems during BJP government. Though the farmers from Tamil Nadu staged a nude protest in New Delhi, the central government has not taken it seriously, he alleged.
BJP had promised of bringing in comprehensive sand policy. But they had not done it. The problem was still there. But opposition leader KS Eshwarappa has been making allegations. Sand should reach the people without any problem, for which, he has directed the officials. Steps were being taken to check illegal sand business. Illegal sand business was not started during coalition government. This business was being carried out between the elected representatives and officials, he said.
He was aware of the problems of grapes and pomegranate farmers. It was his priority to introduce pro-people programmes in the coalition government, he said.
JDS district working president Veeresh Mahantaiah Mutt, state secretary KM Syed, spokesperson Mounesh Vaddatti, leaders Amare Gouda Patil, Pradeep Gouda Mali Patil and others were present.
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Stop atrocities on Hindus immediately, release ISKCON monk from jail: RSS to Bangladesh interim govt
New Delhi (PTI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday appealed to the Bangladesh interim government to ensure the atrocities on the Hindus are stopped and ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das is released from jail immediately.
RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale in a statement also appealed to the Indian government to continue its efforts to stop the atrocities on the Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and take necessary steps to build global opinion in its support "as soon as possible".
"The attacks, murders, looting, arson as well as inhuman atrocities by Islamic fundamentalists on Hindus, women and all other minorities in Bangladesh are extremely worrying and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh condemns this," he said.
Instead of stopping this, the present Bangladesh government and other agencies are only silent spectators, Hosabale said.
"Out of helplessness, a new phase of injustice and atrocities seems to be emerging against the Hindus of Bangladesh to suppress the voice raised by them in a democratic way for self-defense," the RSS general secretary said.
"It is unjust for the Bangladesh government to send ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, who is leading the Hindus in such peaceful demonstrations, to jail," he added
Bangladesh Police earlier on Monday arrested International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka while he was travelling to Chittagong.
"The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh appeals to the Bangladesh government to ensure that the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh stop immediately and release Shri Chinmoy Krishna Das from imprisonment," Hosabale said.
"The RSS also appeals to the Indian government to continue its efforts to stop the atrocities on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and take necessary steps as soon as possible to build global opinion in its support," he added.
At this crucial time, the RSS general secretary said, India and the global community and institutions should stand with the victims of Bangladesh and express their support, and demand that their respective governments make every possible effort to ensure that atrocities on the Hindus and other minorities are stopped in Bangladesh immediately.
This is necessary for world peace and brotherhood, he added.
