Accusing Union Home Minister Amit Shah of lying that the Karnataka government has delayed submitting memorandum to the Centre for drought relief, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge has said that the State government submitted memoranda for drought relief thrice by October 2023 prior to the visit by a Central team to the State to assess the drought situation.
Of the total 236 taluks in the State, the government declared 196 taluks as severely drought-prone and submitted a report to the Centre on September 22, 2023. Then, a 10-member team from the Centre visited the drought-affected areas on October 5 and 9 and conducted a drought study, he said.
After that, another 21 taluks of the State were declared drought-affected and a memorandum was submitted to the Centre on October 9, he added.
