Guidelines on farm loan waiver will be announced in Budget: CM
Bengaluru, June 25: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that he has got the suggestions from the cooperative societies on farm loan waiver and guidelines for which will be announced in the Budget.
After holding a meeting with the officials of Agriculture, Cooperative Department and representatives of cooperative sector at the Vidhana Soudha here on Monday, the CM told media persons that the loan waiver scheme which should protect the interests of the farmers would be implemented. “How many days I will be in power is not important for me. What I will do for the welfare of the people during that time is more important for me. In order to help the farming community, he has got the suggestions from the Cooperative Sector. But at the same time, the cooperative societies should not incur losses due to the loan waiver scheme. The suggestions emerged from the meeting would help me in preparing the guidelines”, he said.
Within the limits of the coalition government, he would honestly try to fulfill the promises given to the farmers. Officials would play a major role in protecting the farmers. He noticed that some officials have been talking about the life of this coalition government. The officials have the onus to implement the government schemes. Officials need not to have any confusion on the existence of the coalition government. Farm loan waiver should benefit the farmers. It should not help the middlemen because he would not get any commission, he said.
Time extended up to March 31
The farmers would not get anything if they renew the old loan. The farmers should be ensured the loan benefits on time. Representatives of some cooperative societies have suggested to extend the last date from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018 to consider the loans for waiver scheme. Now, he has asked the Finance department officials to submit an actual report on the burden to the government and the cooperative societies if the time is extended. To implement the scheme, all cabinet colleagues including Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar and MLAs have supported. Shortly, a decision would be taken to waive off the huge farm loan, he said.
To be announced in Budget
The previous government had waived off the crop loans up to Rs 50,000 due which the state Exchequer incurred a burden of Rs 8000 crore and now, it would have another Rs 10,000 crore burden. Along with this, the details of crop loans taken from nationalized banks should be collected. For the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations, the government would require Rs 17,000 crore. Moreover, the government should continue the major programmes of the previous government. Keeping all these in mind, he would announce the loan waiver scheme in the budget shortly, the CM said.
Cooperative Minister Bandeppa Kashempur, Agriculture Minister NH Shivashankar Reddy, Health Minister Shivananda Patil, Chief Minister’s finance advisor Dr S Subramanya, heads of all district central cooperative banks and senior officers were present at the meeting.
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BMW hit-and-run case: HC refuses to release accused Mihir Shah on ground of 'illegal' arrest
Mumbai (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to release Mihir Shah, the main accused in a BMW hit-and-run case, on the ground of "illegal" arrest.
Shah, the 24-year-old son of a former Shiv Sena leader, and his driver Rajrishi Bidawat had filed petitions in the HC claiming they have been illegally detained and sought immediate release.
Shah was arrested on July 9, two days after he allegedly rammed his BMW car into a two-wheeler in Mumbai's Worli area, killing 45-year-old woman Kaveri Nakhwa and leaving her husband Pradeep injured.
His driver Bidawat, who was also present in the car at the time of the accident, was arrested on the day of the incident.
As per their pleas, the police had not informed them the grounds of their arrest at the time, which they claimed was in violation of the law.
A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on Monday dismissed the petitions.
"Both the petitions are dismissed," the court said.
The duo sought their release, claiming any further detention would be in utter violation of the constitutional mandate and a failure to comply with Section 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Under this section, the police, while arresting a person, have to communicate to him/her full particulars of the offence for which he/she is being arrested or other grounds for such arrest.
Both Shah and Bidawat are presently in judicial custody.
In their habeas corpus (produce the person) petitions filed in the HC in August, Shah and Bidawat claimed their detention was illegal and sought that they be released immediately.
Shah, in the plea, sought quashing of the orders passed by a local court remanding him first in police custody and then judicial custody.
He also sought for his arrest to be declared as illegal.
Shah is accused of speeding off towards the Bandra Worli Sea Link after the accident, even as the woman remained on the bonnet of the car and then got entangled in its wheels, for a distance of more than 1.5 kilometres.
As per police, Shah, who fled from the scene, was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Mihir Shah's father and former Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah had also been arrested in the case, but was later granted bail.
