Yogesh K Porwar & Sunil Lohan
Faced with continued delays by the Union Government in providing the rightful drought relief to Karnataka,our government was compelled to seek justice from the Supreme Court.
During today’s hearing, the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the Karnataka Government is to blame for the delay in drought relief,suggesting a political motive behind it.This is highly condemnable.
“For drought relief,they (Karnataka) could have talked to us (Union Government).We know the timing of these petitions. Lordships may not issue notice,it also becomes a news,”said the Solicitor General, attempting to shift the blame onto the Karnataka Government to cover up the Union Government’s failures.
As I have repeatedly said over the past 2-3 months, our government had submitted to the Union Government in September 2023 itself,a memorandum including the details of the losses and the expected relief amount for the drought.
After that,I and Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda had met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi to appeal.
Our Deputy Chief Minister too had separately met the Union Finance Minister.Despite this, the Union Finance Minister and the Home Minister shamelessly continue to falsely claim that the Karnataka Government has been late in submitting its request.
Today,the Union Government repeated this lie before the Supreme Court as well.
The Supreme Court, taking into account the statement made by the Solicitor General of the Union Government, has postponed the case for two weeks.The Union Government is required to prepare its response before the next hearing.
Our fight against the injustice done by the Union Government in the provision of drought relief will continue not just on the streets but also in the courts.
We will expose the lies of the Union Government one by one and reveal its true face to the people of the state.
