Karnataka Prantha Krishi Koolikaarara Sangha will launch a State-wide protest on Monday demanding that the State and Central governments immediately take up drought relief measures and compensate farmers for their crop loss across the State.
State secretary of the sangha Chandrappa Hosakera and district president Bheemshetty Yempalli, addressing presspersons in Kalaburagi on Thursday, accused the BJP-led Central government of adopting a step–motherly attitude towards Karnataka.
A sum of ₹18,000 crore has been sought from the Centre for taking up drought relief works but the Centre is dilly-dallying when it came to releasing funds to the State, he said.
