The former Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader G.T. Deve Gowda on Wednesday criticised the Congress government in the State for its failure to pay the promised ₹2,000 per farmer as compensation for crop loss.
Speaking to reporters after participating in a programme organised to release Mysuru District Journalists’ Association’s (MDJA) calendar and diary of the year 2024, Mr. Gowda pointed out that crops on 48 lakh hectares of land worth ₹38 lakh crore had been ruined as a result of to the drought in the State.
Though the State government had promised to provide a relief of ₹2,000 per farmer, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah himself had admitted that the compensation amount had not reached the farmers due to certain technical issues.