The Opposition BJP on Tuesday petitioned Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot about the alleged delay in the payment of drought relief to farmers by the Congress government. They urged that the Congress government should either pay the compensation or quit.
A delegation of BJP leaders, led by Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok and comprising former Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai and D.V. Sadananda Gowda, among others, met the Governor at Raj Bhavan and submitted the petition seeking his intervention in the matter.
The BJP delegation alleged that the Congress government was yet to pay drought relief compensation of ₹2,000 each to farmers that was announced before the commencement of the winter session of the State legislature.
