Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, N. Cheluvarayaswamy and Madhu Bangarappa have blamed the central government for the problems faced by farmers, especially sugarcane and maize growers, in Karnataka.

Speaking to reporters separately in Belagavi on December 8, the ministers accused the central government of giving step-motherly treatment to Karnataka. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that problems keep arising during every government.

“There are problems both at the state and central levels. While the Congress government believes in responding to problems, the BJP-led central government is doing injustice to the people of Karnataka,” he alleged.

He accused the Center of cheating the maize farmers of Karnataka by not giving them the expected minimum support price. Agriculture Minister N.

Cheluvarayaswamy said that about 50 lakh metric tonnes of maize has been cultivated in Karnataka. But, even after writing to the Center for the purchase of maize under MSP, permission for the purchase was not given, he alleged.

While the state government has taken steps to solve the problems of sugarcane farmers, steps are also being taken to solve the problems of maize growers. “The chief minister has asked distilleries to purchase maize for ethanol production.

The transportation cost is being borne by the state government,” he said. School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa alleged that BJP MPs and leaders did not raise the issue of FRP for sugarcane and MSP for maize with the central government. He addressed BJP state unit president B.

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Vijayendra termed the sugarcane farmers’ visit to the protest site and sleeping as ‘drama’ and wanted to know whether he is capable of giving justice to the farmers. “It was the Congress government that provided relief to farmers,” he said.