Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday challenged the government to withdraw below poverty line (BPL) cards if more than five crore people of the State entered “middle class status” because of implementation of five guarantees - Shakti, Anna Bhagya, Griha Jyoti, Griha Lakshmi and Yuvanidhi - by the State government.
Intervening during Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s reply on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address to the joint session of the State legislature, Mr. Bommai accused the government of “telling lies” to the people through the Governor’s address, where it was stated that more than five crore people were coming out of the poverty line and rising to the middle class status owing to guarantees schemes.
Mr. Bommai said incentive of ₹5 per litre of milk amounting to ₹757 crore to 8.65 lakh milk producers had not been transferred. The incentive has not been paid for six months, he added.
