Siddaramaiah questions Modi's visit to Karnataka, asks if it was to loot or to give the state
Bengaluru: Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday questioned the reason for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Karnataka, in a series of tweets with a hashtag ‘AnswerMadiModi’ and ‘SaveNandini’.
In reference to Amul announcing its entry into Karnataka’s dairy market, Siddaramaiah asked Modi if his purpose for coming to Karnataka was to give or to loot the state. He pointed out that banks, ports and airports had been stolen from Kannadigas and asked if Modi was trying to ‘steal’ Nandini now.
“Is your purpose of coming to Karnataka is to give to Karnataka or to loot from Karnataka?... You have already stolen banks, ports & airports from Kannadigas. Are you now trying to steal Nandini (KMF) from us?” Siddaramaiah tweeted.
He pointed out that Bank of Baroda from Gujarat took over Vijaya Bank, which was founded in Karnataka, and ports and airports were handed over to Adani, a native of Gujarat. Adding that, now, Amul, a dairy brand whose roots are in Gujarat, is trying to take over the market of Nandini, a brand from Karnataka, Siddaramaiah asked sharply if Gujaratis considered Kannadigas as enemies.
He also asked about Modi’s role in the state's milk production, which, he said, was affected after Amit Shah spoke about the possibility of the merger of KMF and Amul.
Later in his tweet, the Congress leader alleged that Modi had deprived Kannadigas of their jobs in the banks, ports and airports, instead of giving two crores of jobs a year to youth of the state.
Siddaramaiah added, “Karnataka BJP wants to hurt the state's farmers by giving KMF to Amul.”
He closed the thread, mentioning how, in contrast, the ‘Ksheera Dhare’ scheme implemented by the Congress to provide an incentive of Rs 5 for every litre of milk helped to increase milk production from 45 lakh litre in 2013 to 73 lakh litre in 2017.
Prime Minister @narendramodi avare,
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 9, 2023
Is your purpose of coming to Karnataka is to give to Karnataka or to loot from Karnataka?
You have already stolen banks, ports & airports from Kannadigas. Are you now trying to steal Nandini (KMF) from us?#AnswerMadiModi #SaveNandini pic.twitter.com/LooivhuEn3
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Man kills father, step-mother over property dispute in Hubballi
Hubballi, Jan 10: A man killed his father and step-mother over a property dispute at Kusugal village in Dharwad district, police said on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as Ashokappa Kobbannavar and his wife Sharadamma.
According to a preliminary investigation, Gangadharappa was fighting with his father over a property owned by him.
Huballi Rural police said Gangadharappa killed them on Thursday and fled the scene.
The police have launched a manhunt for him.
