Kharge writes to PM and HM
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to provide urgent assistance to Karnataka, which is facing a severe drought. He requested updated land record metrics for subsidy calculations and increased support for water and power security.
Why it matters
The request underscores the critical tension between state-level disaster management needs and central government resource allocation during climate-induced agricultural crises.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah seeking their intervention in providing help for drought-affected Karnataka.
In his letter, Mr. Kharge said that Karnataka is staring at what could perhaps be the worst drought in 150 years and facing such a drought is impossible without adequate help from the Centre. He made specific requests, including focus on the State’s small and marginal farmers and the dry Hyderabad-Karnataka belt.
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