BJP leader CT Ravi warns protesting farmers to stop threatening Modi govt

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December 17, 2020

Bengaluru, Dec 17: CT Ravi, the national general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party and former Karnataka cabinet minister, slammed opponents of the farm laws on Twitter on Thursday, saying that only a small percentage of people were opposing the legislation.

Ravi said, "Dear opponents of farm laws, only a small percentage of people are opposing the farm laws enacted by the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There are crores of real farmers who are benefiting from them and they have every right to talk to their PM. Stop threatening a democratically elected government."

Another BJP leader from Karnataka and state cabinet minister Prabhu Chauhan on Wednesday alleged that those who were protesting at the border of the national capital were not farmers but Congress workers. He said, "Farmers do not protest like this and they prefer working on their land. The Narendra Modi government is working for the betterment of farmers, but the Congress is misguiding them."

Farmers have been protesting on different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws -- Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

So far the central government has held several rounds of talks with farmers' organisations including a meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah offering changes to the laws and written assurances.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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