CM HDK appeals farmers to stay strong

Team Udayavani, Oct 11, 2018, 3:48 PM IST

Mysuru: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday asked the farmers to stay strong and not to take an extreme step of committing suicide. 
  
CM addressed the gathering, during the inaugural ceremony of Dasara-2018, he said, “The coalition government in working towards the upliftment of the farmers. The state is committed to protect the welfare of the farming community and the poor,”

He requested the farmers to have faith in the government. He said that he is not handling the chief minister’s position with joy as the farmers and the poor in distress. 

“The chief minister has announced a budgetary allocation of Rs 545 crore to provide drinking water in the region. Similarly, Rs 500 crore is earmarked for the development of Mysuru and Rs 6.85 crore to provide drinking water to the villages under Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat,” he said.