Lashing out at political parties for not expressing their stand and commitment towards implementing farmers’ manifesto, the farmers organisations on Saturday said in Mysuru that farmers would back candidates who support and vouch to implement the manifesto in their constituencies.
“Karnataka has nearly three crore farmers. If the political parties want their votes, why are they avoiding expressing their commitment to resolving their problems and considering implementing the farmers’ manifesto. We brought out the manifesto one-and-a-half months ago and gave time to parties to express their stand. But, they did not assure anything and ignored our issues,” said Karnataka Sugarcane Growers’ Association president Kurubur Shanthkumar.
In a symbolic manner, the farmers, upset over their demands being ignored, burnt copies of the manifestos of the Congress, the BJP, and the JD(S), at a meeting near Gun House here.
