Karnataka likely to announce more sops to curb farmers suicide

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Bangalore, Jun 14 (UNI) Appealing to the farming community not to take extreme step in life, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy assured more sops to the agriculture community to boost their confidence.

Speaking after participating in the day-long interactive meeting with the farmers, political leaders and agricultural experts here, the Chief Minister expressed concern over continued suicide by farmers despite waiving off over Rs 2500 crore farm loan taken from cooperative sector.

Referring to his earlier statement that he would lay-down office owning moral responsibility on the farmers suicide issue, he said that " he would quit today itself if the participating farmers demands so." Mr Kumaraswamy said that though state government had taken a historical decision to waive off farm loans, it seems the benefit has not reached all. He said that the loan waiver scheme has not closed and promised that after making fresh efforts to generate more resources another round of farm-loan waiver scheme will be considered.

Referring to the acquisition of encroached government land, Mr Kumaraswamy said that state would not dispose off at throw-away price and in such cases the entire auction process would be canceled. The government has already decided to utilise a portion of recovered encroached land for housing purposes and brushed aside the demand of the opposition parties to reserve for public purposes. " I have apprehension that if next government comes the recovered encroached land would be returned back to land grabbers", Mr Kumaraswamy said.

Referring to his village stay programme, Mr Kumaraswamy said that it had helped to sensitize the officials about the problems of the people living in rural areas and said that it would continue.

He also announced that he would convene another meeting of farmers representatives shortly and discuss the issues which were raised today.

UNI

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