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- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K.
- Shivakumar received hundreds of petitions from the public for over 45 minutes in Kalaburagi after attending the Kalyana Karnataka Utsav at the Police Parade Ground.
- Farmers' groups, Kannada organisations, slum dwellers, women's organisations and people facing illness presented their problems to Shivakumar during the interaction.
- Petitioners demanded that the district be declared fully drought-hit, farm loans be waived, cattle be given fodder and drinking water, and sugarcane get a fair price.
- Other appeals included release of Karnataka's 15 TMC feet of water from Maharashtra's Ujani reservoir, restoration of the old pension scheme for government employees appointed after 2006, and a ₹100 crore KKRSDB grant for slum development in Kalyana Karnataka.
- The event matters because the petitions reflect major pending demands in the region, some of which Shivakumar marked and forwarded to District Commissioner Ikram Sharief for action.
What to watch next
- Whether the district is declared fully drought-affected and farm loans are waived.
- Whether Karnataka moves legally to claim 15 TMC feet of water from the Ujani reservoir.
- Whether the state restores the old pension scheme for post-2006 government employees and sanctions ₹100 crore from KKRSDB for slum development.
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