New BJP State unit president B.Y. Vijayendra turned the party’s farmers rally in Belagavi into a platform to kick off the Lok Sabha poll campaign on Wednesday.
Addressing the rally, he said that the Congress government is indifferent to the issues being faced by farmers across the State. “The Congress came to power by giving several assurances about farmers welfare. But it has failed in fulfilling them. You should teach the party a lesson in the Lok Sabha polls by electing BJP nominees in all the 28 seats in the State,” he said.
“We demand that the government immediately waive all loans with interest. Officers from banks and cooperatives are going around in villages recovering loans. It should stop immediately. There is no water and fodder for cattle. Farmers have been asked to pay installation costs for irrigation pumpsets. We have no faith in the Congress or Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The agitation that has started in Belagavi will spread to all corners of the State,” he said.
