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JD(S) MLA protests exclusion of Gurmitkal, Yadgir from drought list
Sharanagouda Kandakur is an elected representative from Gurmitkal.
He says Gurmitkal and Yadgir are suffering from drought.
However, the Karnataka government did not include them in its first two lists of drought-hit areas.
Kandakur protested outside the state legislature in Bengaluru.
He wore black clothes and held signs asking the government to change its decision.
He also said people and groups had started protesting locally.
The government reportedly told him the areas might be included in a third list.
Kandakur believes the exclusion could be politically motivated and wants both regions declared drought-hit.
Janata Dal (Secular) MLA Sharanagouda Kandakur protested in Bengaluru against the exclusion of Gurmitkal and Yadgir from Karnataka’s first two drought-hit lists.
Kandakur demanded that both regions be immediately declared drought-hit areas.
He alleged that drought declarations favored constituencies represented by BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) members and questioned whether drought affected only Congress constituencies.
Kandakur said he had been assured Gurmitkal and Yadgir would be included in the government’s third drought list.
He said he boycotted a district Karnataka Development Programme meeting and warned of further action if the regions remained excluded.
- Who
- Janata Dal (Secular) MLA Sharanagouda Kandakur, representing Gurmitkal.
- What
- He staged a protest demanding that Gurmitkal and Yadgir be included in Karnataka’s drought-hit list.
- Where
- In front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru.
- When
- Monday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- Kandakur says both regions are facing drought and were wrongly excluded from the first two government lists.
Kandakur’s position
Government’s stated position
Whether the regions qualify as drought-hit
Kandakur’s position
Kandakur says Gurmitkal and Yadgir are facing drought and should be declared drought-hit areas.
Government’s stated position
The Karnataka government’s first and second lists did not include the two regions; no detailed justification from the government is provided in the article.
Political motivation
Kandakur’s position
Kandakur alleges that the exclusion may target him politically and claims drought declarations favored constituencies represented by BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) members.
Government’s stated position
The article reports the exclusion and Kandakur’s allegations but does not include a government response addressing claims of political bias.
Key facts
- Protester
- Sharanagouda Kandakur, Janata Dal (Secular) MLA
- Excluded regions
- Gurmitkal and Yadgir taluks
- Government action disputed
- The regions were absent from Karnataka’s first and second drought-hit lists.
- Demand
- Immediate inclusion of Gurmitkal and Yadgir in the drought-hit list
- Expected list
- Kandakur said he was assured the regions could be included in a third list.
- Additional action
- He boycotted the district Karnataka Development Programme meeting.
Quotes
Sharanagouda Kandakur
JD(S) MLA from Gurmitkal
“My constituency is facing drought. Despite this, the government has not declared it drought-hit. Those in the government have developed a fever when it comes to Sharanagouda. My constituency has not found a place in either of the two lists.”
thehansindia.com
“Whatever the reason may be, the government should declare Gurmitkal and Yadgir as drought-prone areas.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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