BJP's support to BSY shows party's double standards: Moily

March 26, 2011

Mangalore, March 26: The shameless support to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa by the Bharatiya Janata Party, despite the fact that he is involved in many scandals, is an apparent example for the evil traditions of the ruling party of Karnataka.

This was the straight reaction of Union Minister for Law and Justice M Veerappa Moily to a question posed by the journalists here about the statement of Dharmendra Pradhan, in-charge of BJP affairs in Karnataka, who clarified that there will be no leadership change in the state until the current Chief Minister completing his tenure.

Speaking to the media persons after arriving at Bajpe airport on Saturday to participate in a series of programmes, Moily said that BJP leaders hesitate to remove Yeddyurappa because they too have involved in the corrupt governance of the tainted Chief Minister of Karnataka.

The former Chief Minister of Karnataka said that he is surprised by the strange double standards of BJP, which on the one hand is demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh based on the Wikileaks reports and on the other hand keeping mum on the unprecedented corruption committed by the Yeddyurappa government in the state.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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