Bengaluru, 4 Oct

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly, R Ashoka criticised the Congress government over its handling of flood and crop damage in the State.

The BJP MLA said that around 10-12 lakh hectares of crop have been damaged due to rain in the State but the government has not provided compensation yet.

The BJP MLA said, "It has been two months since the rains started. 10-12 lakh hectares of crops have been damaged. 52,000 hectares of crops have been damaged in Vijayapura district. The State government has not given compensation for crop damage so far”

“Two farmers have died by suicide. This was because of the injustice you have done," he said.

He further questioned the Congress-led administration's response, asking, "The Congress asks why the BJP came after the floods had stopped. Have the floods subsided now? Why haven't you visited the flood-affected areas? Where are the ministers? This is a government that is making farmers' lives miserable."

Several districts in Kalyana Karnataka – notably Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Bidar, and Yadgir – had flooded due to excessive rainfall. Maharashtra had also increase the amount of water it released from its reservoirs, as the Krishna and Bhima rivers went into spate, flooding villages and inundating several bridges.