Bantwal: State BJP president Prahlad reassures farmers of crop insurance
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Bantwal, 12 Sep 2015: Don’t be afraid. PM Narendra Modi-led union government will introduce Raita Sneha Vima Yojana to secure the crops shortly, said Karnataka BJP president and MP Prahlad Joshi.
Addressing the massive convention of farmers that was organized by Karnataka BJP as part of Raita Chaitanya Yatra at the spacious grounds of Ganadapadpu, B C Road, here on Friday September 11, Prahlad said, ‘Despite over 440 farmers had committed suicide in Karnataka in the past 4 months, the state government has done anything,’ said Prahlad. He alleged that CM Siddaramaiah-led state government is in deep slumber when the farmers who have grown rubber, sugarcane, areca, paddy are facing crop losses.
DK district BJP president Pratapsimha Nayak presided the programme.
BJP state Raita Morcha leader Araga Jnanendra, MLAs Sunil Kumar and S Angara, MLCs Somanna Bevinamara and Captain Ganesh Karnic, former MLAs Yogish Bhat, Rukmaya Poojary, Krishna Palemar, Lalaji Mendon, Padmanabha Kottari and Nagaraj Shetty, MLA Prabhakar Bangera, K Jayaram Shetty, state BJP vice president Sulochana Bhat, ZP president Asha Timmappa Gowda, vice president Satish Kumpala, leaders Rajesh Naik Ulipadiguttu, S Shivaprasad, Shyamala Kundar, Ranjan Gowda Beltangady, Bantwal BJP president G Anand, Vikas Puttur, Nemiraj Rai, Kumaraswamy, Ramdas Bantwal, Dinesh Bhandary, Anand Kulal Yedtoor, Devappa Poojary and others were present.
The former MLC Monappa Bhandary welcomed the gathering. DK district BJP general secretary Sanjeev Matandoor proposed vote of thanks. Devdas Shetty compered the programme.