Karnataka CM says Center trying to ‘flog’ rice supply scheme, Bommai criticizes ‘lame…’

The seat in the Karnataka government may have been won by the Congress and is now being formed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, however, after mud-slinging among the Indian public, from implementing the five guarantees promised by the Grand Old Party ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections. level has come. Party (BJP) and Congress.

In the latest debate, Karnataka The CM has accused the Government of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of instructing the Food Corporation of India (FCI) not to sell rice to Karnataka. Siddaramaiah has said that the Center is trying to sabotage the Congress government’s other luck scheme.

Siddaramaiah alleged on Wednesday BJP led government There is a conspiracy to “thwart” the Congress administration’s electoral guarantee at the Center by ensuring that the state does not get the required amount of rice to implement its ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme, which provides an additional 5 kg of rice to BPL families. does.

“The Center is playing politics and has hatched a conspiracy not to implement the free rice scheme in the state,” Siddaramaiah said.

Under the Other Luck scheme, the Siddaramaiah government has promised 10 kg of food grains to each down Poverty line (BPL) families in Karnataka. The Other Luck scheme is scheduled to launch on July 1.

Siddaramaiah alleged that the Center had on June 13 directed the FCI to stop selling rice to state governments through the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) without participating in e-auctions. State.

Meanwhile, former chief minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday alleged that the Karnataka chief minister was making “lots of excuses” and playing “conspiracy politics” by pinning the blame on the Centre.

Considering that even when BJP governmentBommai said that efforts were made to procure rice under his leadership, even then the FCI said that there was no provision and that he and his officials had to talk to central ministers and build pressure.

On the one hand, the state government is deceiving the people of the state by giving 10 kg free rice to the poor, while on the other hand it is doing politics to save itself from the infamy of failing to fulfill the promise. Bommai said, the issue of supply of rice.

After the FCI refused to sell rice to Karnataka, doubts have risen whether the Congress government in the state will be able to successfully launch the Abhi Bhagya scheme. This comes after implementing the scheme of free bus for women and 200 units of electricity free scheme in Karnataka.

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Updated: June 15, 2023, 04:59 PM IST