Amid the ongoing protest against the state government over its alleged neglect of the Upper Krishna Project in Bagalkot district, the farmers have threatened to begin a protest demanding a separate statehood for North Karnataka if the demands are not fulfilled. Hundreds of farmers from across Bagalkot have been protesting since November 29 at the deputy commissioner’s office and the …
Members of the Upper Krishna Project Affected Farmers Association made an attempt to lay a siege to the office of the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Commissioner in Bagalkot on Thursday, demanding expeditious completion of the Krishna basin projects and better relief. DCC Bank Chairman and honorary president of the committee Ajaykumar Saranaik, who addressed the protestors, said that the amount of …
Belagavi: The government came under attack in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday over the Upper Krishna Projects with independent MLA, Yashwanthrayagouda Vittalagouda Patil accusing it of dragging its feet on completing them. Opposition leader, B S Yeddyurappa of the BJP, too claimed that the government was not acting fast enough to complete the Upper Krishna Projects and was paying greater …
