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CM Siddaramaiah calls on President Murmu, to meet Amit Shah demanding rice for Anna Bhagya scheme

  •   Wed, Jun 21 2023 07:32:58 PM

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New Delhi, Jun 21: In his first official visit to Delhi after forming the Congress government in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to President Droupadi Murmu.

Housing and Wakfs Minister Z A Zameer Ahmed Khan and Urban Development Minister Byarathi Suresh also accompanied the chief minister.

Speaking to media persons in Karnataka Bhavan, the chief minister said he will be meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discuss with him on several issues, including supply of rice from Food Corporation of India (FCI) for implementing the government’s flagship programme of Anna Bhagya.

Siddaramaiah explained the FCI backtracking on its previous promise of agreeing to supply 2.28 lakh tonnes of rice as per the letter on June 13 and the FCI chairman’s letter on June 14 stating that Open Free Sale of Rice is not possible. Though FCI has a stock of 7 lakh tonnes, its refusal on the direction of the Centre to backtrack on the promise is "nothing but playing politics and the 'anti-poor’ policies of the BJP".

The chief minister said Karnataka has approached several states but they have made it clear that they will not be able to supply the State’s requirement of 2.8 lakh tonnes.

However, Andhra Pradesh has now agreed to supply rice at Rs 42 per kg excluding transportation costs. Telangana has indicated that it has paddy but not rice. Chattisgarh chief minister has promised to supply 1 lakh tonnes of rice per month, which again involves huge transportation costs. Our officials are in touch with Punjab government, he said.

Siddaramaiah said he will take up the issue with Amit Shah and also discuss many other issues pertaining to Karnataka.

 

 
  

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  • Sanjay Shenoy, Mangalore

    Thu, Jun 22 2023

    you must beg and declare without BJP we cant provide rice to anna bhagaya. Kallva siddu before 10 kg. yesterday same 5 kg. next month also 5 kg not from your party . It is from BJP

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Thu, Jun 22 2023

    Siddaramaiah should be talking directly with our Home Minister ...

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Wed, Jun 21 2023

    I feel our CM need not beg for rice from crooks. Even if they have to spend more, let them source from other states. You may have to reduce corruption to less than 1%.

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  • Manohar, Udupi

    Wed, Jun 21 2023

    Siddu is beginning to get sympathy but waste of time visiting the opponents.......try importing from rice producing countries like Bangladesh, Philippines.....

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Wed, Jun 21 2023

    what a pathetic state of affairs? government which needs to take care of its citizens, especially the poor and the downtrodden, is hitting on their stomachs without providing the rice which is rotting in fCI godowns....how low can the nagpur gulams can stoop? unimaginable....all their saying of deshbhakti etc is just a jumla....

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  • Balaram, Kukkundoor

    Wed, Jun 21 2023

    For people of karnataka he his hogging night and day. Did he intake anything. Earlier he told BJP navareege mana-maryade eela.

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