The Karnataka minister has praised the Supreme Court for directing the Center to release drought relief fund

Karnataka Chief Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao praised the Supreme Court for directing the Center to release drought relief funds to the state within a week. “Finally, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has delivered justice to our farmers by directing the Union government to release the drought relief fund of Rs18,172 crore to the drought-affected farmers of Karnataka within a week,” Rao said in an post to ‘X’.

“The Union government has promised to comply with the directive. The Attorney General confirmed this and added that the Election Commission has also approved the release of the drought relief,” the Karnataka minister said. Rao criticized the Narendra Modi government and said their “negligence has been exposed” after the legal intervention.

“The Modi government ignored our Congress government’s call to raise funds for drought relief and failed to anticipate this legal intervention and public exposure. Now their negligence has been exposed. The prayers of millions of farmers in Karnataka have been answered,” Rao said. Rao thanked the Supreme Court and emphasized that the Congress government in Karnataka stood up for the rights of farmers in the state.

“Our Congress government challenged the negligent Union government and firmly supported the farmers for their rights. I thank the Supreme Court for addressing the plight of the farmers and ensuring that justice prevails over political agendas,” the minister said. The Center on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will expeditiously resolve issues related to the Karnataka government’s plea seeking financial assistance for drought relief. On April 29 something will happen.

Attorney General R. Venkataramani, representing the Centre, informed the court that the Election Commission has allowed the Union government to take up the matter and something will be done before next Monday (April 29). AG Venkataramani also informed Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta that this will happen soon and there is no need for any argument now.

Judge Gavai observed the federal structure and noted that this must be done amicably. The court adjourned the matter for further hearing on April 19. (ANI)

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