Farmers Movement Archive

JD(S) flayed for supporting land reforms bill

The Congress has lashed out at the Janata Dal (Secular) for abetting the passage of land reforms (amendment) bill in the Legislative Council and described it as the “B team’’ of the BJP. Congress spokesperson M. Lakshman said here on Thursday that people have lost trust in the JD(S) and it is incumbent on the party leadership to explain its stance and ideology to the public. The party should stop calling itself ‘secular’ anymore, he added. The JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy came under flak for his frequent criticism of the Congress leaders while sparing the BJP leadership. “In case the Congress criticises the BJP, it is Mr. Kumaraswamy who speaks in defence of the latter as if he is their spokesperson’’, said Mr. Lakshman. He said Mr. Kumaraswamy was “going soft” on the BJP in anticipation of the “replacement of the current Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa within the next few months.” The latter could revolt and break away with a section of his followers and Mr. Kumaraswamy’s game plan is to form a new government with the support of the break-away faction led by Mr. Yediyurappa, Mr.Lakshman speculated. He accused the JD (S) of betraying the farmers by enabling the passage of the amendment to the land reforms bill and the farmers “will never forgive this act of betrayal’’. The State BJP leadership also came under flak. Mr. Lakshman flayed the Minister for Agriculture B.C.Patil for his recent remarks that farmers who committed suicide were cowards. “It is reprehensible that not a single BJP leader has spoken out against such statements nor spoken for farmers whose future is at stake due to the passage of farm bills,” Mr. Lakshman said.

The Hindu

2020-12-11

Mysuru,KARNATAKA