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Karnataka CM defends guarantee schemes as BJP and JD(S) criticise them
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar defended the state’s guarantee schemes during a visit to Hassan on November 8.
The Congress government introduced the schemes to help families cope with higher prices after fuel costs rose, he said.
Shivakumar claimed the schemes are reaching all eligible beneficiaries and said BJP and JD(S) leaders cannot tolerate their reach.
He said people would not elect the BJP because they believe it would end the schemes if it came to power.
He also cited a ₹5,000 input subsidy for farmers and ₹30,000 crore in support for irrigation power.
The schemes remain a point of political dispute, while Congress leaders in Hassan also accused a party minister of sidelining them; no next steps were stated.
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar defended the State’s guarantee schemes, saying they were reaching all eligible beneficiaries.
He said people would not elect the BJP because they believed it would discontinue the schemes if it came to power.
Shivakumar said the Congress introduced the schemes to help families cope with price rises after fuel prices increased.
He cited a ₹5,000 input subsidy for farmers and ₹30,000 crore in subsidies for free electricity to irrigation pump sets.
BJP and JD(S) leaders have criticised the schemes, according to Shivakumar.
- Who
- Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar defended the schemes. BJP and JD(S) leaders have criticised them, he said.
- What
- Shivakumar said the guarantee schemes were reaching eligible beneficiaries and defended their purpose.
- When
- November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Hassan, Karnataka.
- Why
- Shivakumar said the Congress introduced the schemes to help families facing difficulties from price rises following increases in fuel prices.
Karnataka Congress government
BJP and JD(S)
Guarantee schemes
Karnataka Congress government
Shivakumar said the schemes were reaching all eligible beneficiaries and helping families facing price rises.
BJP and JD(S)
Shivakumar said BJP and JD(S) leaders had criticised the schemes.
Future of schemes
Karnataka Congress government
Shivakumar said people understood that the schemes would be discontinued if the BJP came to power.
BJP and JD(S)
The BJP's position on whether it would discontinue the schemes is not stated directly in the article.
Shivakumar arrived in Hassan and spoke to reporters about the guarantee schemes.
Shivakumar visited the Hasanamba Temple with his wife, Usha, and the couple also visited the Puradamma Temple at Beekanahalli.
- Chief minister
- D.K. Shivakumar
- Location
- Hassan, Karnataka
- Farm input subsidy
- ₹5,000
- Irrigation pump-set power subsidy
- ₹30,000 crore
- Date
- November 8, 2026
What people are saying
The schemes are reaching all eligible beneficiaries. The leaders of the BJP and the JD(S) cannot tolerate this,
We are helping families facing difficulties due to the price rise. We are also providing an input subsidy of ₹5,000 to farmers. The subsidy towards free power for irrigation pump sets has gone up to ₹30,000 crore,