Congress MLA hits out at Minister for denying loans to farmers in Kunigal
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Congress MLA hits out at Minister for denying loans to farmers in Kunigal

The Hindu  

Congress member H. D. Ranganath, representing Kunigal constituency in Tumakuru district, hit out at Cooperation Minister K. N. Rajanna for denying loans from cooperatives to farmers of his constituency. Speaking on the State budget for 2025-26 on March 19, Mr. Ranganath, a relative of Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC chief D. K. Shivakumar, criticised Mr. Rajanna for denying subsidized loans to farmers of his constituency. Mr. Rajanna has been demanding replacement of Mr. Shivakumar as the KPCC chief and creation of 3 or 4 posts of Deputy CM to check Mr. Shivakumar’s rising influence in the government and the party. The Congress member also urged the government of Karnataka to hike milk prices to meet the rising input cost of dairy farmers.

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