Modi waived loans of capitalists, not farmers, alleges Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, alleging that "PM Modi waived loans of capitalists but not of farmers." He further accused the BJP of lacking respect for the Constitution.

"As reported by Swaminathan, Farmers were not given support prices. Manmohan Singh waived off Rs 72 thousand crore of farmers' loans when he was Prime Minister. As Chief Minister, I waived off loans worth Rs 8165 crores to 27 lakh farmers. Neither PM Modi nor Yediyurappa nor Basavaraj Bommai have waived loans for farmers. But PM Modi waived off Rs 16 lakh crore loans of Adani and Ambani," CM Siddaramaiah said.

Speaking at a Prajadhwani-2 Lok Sabha election campaign meeting in Vijayapura city on behalf of Congress candidate Raju Halaguru, Siddaramaiah emphasized the importance of social, economic, and political freedom in building an egalitarian society.

"An egalitarian society can be built only when there is social, economic and political freedom. Believing in this, opportunity is being given to the underprivileged. Garibi Hatao, Land Reforms Act, Abolition of Bonded Labour Act, and Abolition of Manual Scavenging Act came into force during the Congress period. Atal Bihari Vajpayee lost in 2004 when they raised the slogan of India Shining. Narendra Modi is saying that the country will be developed by 2047. Modi will lose this election. That is why they are saying that they will win 400 seats. They are saying that they want 400 seats to change the constitution," Siddaramaiah said