Congress critises the state government on drought situation

Bijapur, Mar10 (UNI) Three senior Congress leaders of Karnataka have come down strongly on the State Government for failing to tackle the drought condition effectively.

The leaders, Dr V Parmeshwar, Dr Chandrashekhar and Mr C R Sageer Ahmed who had come here to study drought conditions told reporters today that government had totally failed to tackle the situation.

They said Union Government had so far released Rs 480 crore to the State under various heads for relief works. Apart from this, the state government had not spent even a single paise from its exchequer to provide succour to the affected persons they alleged.

The party would take up the drought issue in next sesson and draw the attention of the government.

UNI