Karnataka government has failed to mitigate drought, says Kumaraswamy; opens handloom products market

The Congress government in Karnataka has failed to take steps to mitigate the drought, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said in Guledagudda, Bagalkot district, on Sunday.“There is a drought across the State. Farmers are facing severe hardship due to the lack of monsoon. But in such a situation, the government is spending huge amounts of public money in front of the Vidhana Soudha to hold a freedom festival. This is a matter of shame,” he said.He was speaking after inaugurating the new building of the Kotekal Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society, a farmers’ produce purchase and sales centre, a handloom products sales centre, and the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society building.“The State government is misusing public money by claiming it has fulfilled its promises through the five g