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- Minister Krishna Byre Gowda questioned whether current Union officials have visited Karnataka to assess drought conditions.
- He contrasted recent federal aid with the 2009 flood response led by Manmohan Singh.
- The Minister challenged the opposition to provide evidence of a recent farm loan waiver comparable to the 2008 initiative.
- This debate highlights ongoing tensions regarding federal disaster assistance to Karnataka.
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Krishna Byre Gowda
Greater Bengaluru Development Minister
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“He also referred to the farm loan waiver announced by the Manmohan Singh government in 2008, putting the figure at ₹72,000 crore, and challenged the Opposition to cite a comparable farm loan waiver by the Union government in recent years.”
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…crore in assistance while leaving. Mr. Byre Gowda contrasted this with the present situation and questioned whether the Prime Minister or Union Ministers had visited Karnataka to assess the current drought conditions. He also referred to the farm loan waiver announced by the Manmohan Singh government in 2008, putting the figure at ₹72,000 crore, and challenged the Opposition to cite a comparable farm loan waiver by the Union government in recent years. The Opposition disputed the Minister’s figures and cited the amounts sought and received by Karnataka during earlier disasters. Mr. Byre Gowda maintained that the State had repeatedly sought Central assistance and…
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