BJP predicts change of guard in Karnataka by Nov amid CM Siddaramaiah's full-term assertion
Bengaluru, July 2 (PTI): Notwithstanding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s assertion that he would complete the full five-year term, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Wednesday indicated that there will be a change of guard in the state in October or November.
Ashoka's comments come amid speculation about leadership change in the ruling Congress in the state.
The LoP said the Congress party is a divided house and the Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is sending signals to seize power.
“The replacement of the Chief Minister is definite in October or November. The Congress party is like a house with three doors, with all MLAs aspiring to be CM,” the BJP leader said at a press conference here.
He wanted the Congress high command to clarify whether Siddaramaiah would remain the Chief Minister.
According to the opposition leader, Siddaramaiah’s repeated assertion that he would continue his five-year turn was out of fear of losing his position.
“Shivakumar is sending signals to seize power. I challenge him to declare that Siddaramaiah will remain CM until 2028. We (BJP) would accept it as a ‘sixth guarantee’ and stay silent,” Ashoka said.
He claimed that the state government lacked funds, MLAs are frustrated, and the public has lost confidence in it.
Ashoka termed the High Court assigning the CBI to probe the Valmiki Corporation scam case a victory for the BJP’s fight.
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Around 125 PACS under liquidation in Karnataka: Cooperation Minister Amit Shah
New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI): As many as 125 out of total 6,291 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in Karnataka are under liquidation, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on Tuesday.
Out of 125 PACS, 28 cooperatives are located in Chikkaballapura, followed by 13 in Hassan and 12 in Belagavi, as per the data placed before the Lok Sabha.
According to Shah, there are a total 6,291 PACS in Karnataka, out of which 64 are non-functional/dormant at present, while 125 are under liquidation.
In the last five years, 428 new PACS were registered in the state with the highest 187 in Belagavi, he said in a written reply to the Lower House.
At an all-India level, 4,964 PACS were registered in 2024-25 fiscal across the country.
The minister said National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) disbursed Rs 25.56 crore to PACS in Karnataka in five years till 2024-25.
Under a pilot project to construct a grain storage unit, the minister said a 1,000-tonne godown with a processing unit has been constructed at Primary Agriculture Cooperative Federation, Ekamba, Bidar in Karnataka.
For computerisation of PACS, the minister said of the 6,582 PACS sanctioned in Karnataka, hardware has been delivered to 5,491 PACS, 3,765 cooperatives have been onboarded onto the ERP system, 1,930 cooperatives are live on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and 1,728 have completed by-end operations.
The Centre has released Rs 55.64 crore to Karnataka under the computerisation project, he added.
