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Vijayendra Accuses Karnataka Government Of Delaying Welfare Pensions
B.Y. Vijayendra said some poor people in Karnataka were waiting for their government pensions.
He claimed that older people and people with disabilities had not received payments for several months.
He also said some farmers and other vulnerable people were not getting promised help.
Vijayendra alleged that the Ganga Kalyana scheme was not working properly for all eligible beneficiaries.
He said poor families without homes were also being overlooked.
He criticized the Congress government for focusing on publicity for its five guarantee schemes.
The government was accused of not releasing welfare money on time.
These claims were made during a BJP padayatra in Sindhanur.
BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra accused Karnataka’s Congress government of delaying social security pension payments.
He said beneficiaries had reported not receiving old-age and disability pensions for up to six months.
Vijayendra alleged that eligible people were not properly receiving benefits under the Ganga Kalyana scheme.
He also accused the government of failing to provide homes to poor families without houses.
The allegations were made during the fourth-day padayatra in Sindhanur, where he criticized the promotion of the five guarantee schemes.
- Who
- B.Y. Vijayendra, president of the BJP’s Karnataka unit, made the allegations against the Congress government led by D.K. Shivakumar.
- What
- He accused the state government of delaying social security pensions and failing to deliver several welfare benefits.
- Where
- Sindhanur, Karnataka.
- When
- On Friday, during the fourth day of a padayatra.
- Why
- Vijayendra said poor and vulnerable residents were being neglected while the government promoted its five guarantee schemes.
Key facts
- Speaker
- B.Y. Vijayendra, BJP state president
- Government criticized
- The Congress government in Karnataka
- Reported pension delay
- Beneficiaries allegedly said they had not received payments for six months
- Affected groups
- Senior citizens, persons with disabilities, farmers, daily-wage workers and other vulnerable sections
- Other alleged welfare lapses
- Problems with the Ganga Kalyana scheme and housing for poor families
- Location
- Sindhanur
- Setting
- Fourth-day padayatra
Quotes
BY Vijayendra
BJP Karnataka state president speaking during a padayatra in Sindhanur
“Old-age pensions, monthly assistance for persons with disabilities and other social security benefits had not reached beneficiaries for several months. Beneficiaries themselves had complained that they had not received their pensions for the past six months.”
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“On one side, the government is immersed in promoting the guarantees, while on the other, the genuine problems of the poorest people of the state are being ignored.”
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