Issues related to agriculture, drinking water and health dominated the quarterly Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting in Yadgir on Monday. The meeting was chaired by Small Scale Industries and Public Enterprises and district in-charge Minister Sharanabasappa Darshanapur.
The Minister called out officials for their inaction in preventing the selling of substandard sowing cotton seeds and not releasing compensation to families of farmers who had died by suicide owing to debt. “Why did you fail to curb the selling of substandard sowing seeds? What action have you taken so far against traders who are involved in such activities? How many raids have you conducted? More importantly, the delay in releasing compensation to the families of farmers who died by suicide was raised by those families. We are receiving many complaints on this. What prevented you from doing so? If you remain inactive, it will damage the image of government,” Mr. Darshanapur told Abid, Joint Director of Agriculture Department.
Meanwhile, Sharanagowda Kandkur, MLA, questioned Mr. Abid saying that the police from Telangana State were arresting people in Gurmitkal taluk’s bordering village for allegedly selling substandard seeds. “Why was the same action not taken by you, he asked.
