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The other step .$"12 2 P Wping India, the Narendra , # , 9''' # , being considered is doubling Modi Government is consid- # # collateral-free loans under he Congress on Monday to conduct detailed enquiry ering direct benefit transfer 0 # # - 3-7 Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) to suspended its Karnataka into the incident a special T (DBT) or transfer cash to farm- , , : ) 2 lakh and changes in the PM MLA JN Ganesh, who hit his enquiry committee had been ers and other low income rural ('''' * crop insurance scheme to colleague Anand Singh during constituted under the leader- families to ease their financial 3456, 7 # # , enhance coverage and ensure an alleged brawl at a private ship of Deputy Chief Minister burden, instead of offering # # # # faster settlement of claims and resort here on Saturday night. G Parameshwara. subsidies. As per the plan, the schemes. In further trouble for Ganesh, The panel also includes Government may combine all Besides, the Centre pays 2 Anand — who suffered injuries Ministers KJ George and farm subsidies, including fer- per cent interest subvention in the scuffle and is admitted Krishna Byre Gowda, the tiliser costs, in the DBT. The against the base rate (9 per cent in a private hospital — has filed release said, adding that the Government is also planning to in case of PSBs) on all farm an FIR against Ganesh. committee had been asked tweak the guidelines of Prime credit. An additional 3 per According to the FIR, to submit the report at the Minister Fasal Bima Yojna to cent interest subsidy on crop besides attempt to murder, earliest. ensure minimum premium loans of up to 3 lakh is paid Ganesh, who was one of the A statement issued by the and maximum benefit to to farmers who repay loans in MLAs reportedly under the KPCC said party leaders have farmers. one year, reducing effective BJP lens for desertion, has conducted a preliminary The additional cost will be rate of interest in such cases to been charged with causing enquiry about the “unpleasant” limited to 70,000 crore ($9.8 4 per cent. grievous injuries and giving incident and have also collect- billion) annually after a full After electoral debacle in threats. ed information from Anand. rollout of the programme. three major States — Ganesh claimed he too “Whatever the media has Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh was injured in the scuffle but created about (me) hitting had budgeted 70,100 crore for and Rajasthan — in the last insisted that no “bottle attack” (Anand) with bottle ... and he farm subsidies in the year end- year Assembly polls, the had taken place as projected in getting14 to 20 stitches ... are all ing March 31, 2019. Narendra Modi Government the media. completely false. There were Coming ahead of general has realised that its existing However, he admitted a also reports about (me) having elections next year, the pro- policies have failed to reach the scuffle had taken place between bitten our gun man. He is posal is expected to put more farmers. The Modi him and Anand at Eagleton physically present here. This is money into the hands of farm- Government, which is seeking Resorts on the city outskirts late a lie,” Ganesh said. Stating that ers, enabling more investments a second term, has to win over on Saturday. Anand is like an elder brother in the industry, and raising to them to carry out farming officials of Agriculture simultaneously rework some subsidy alone stands at over discontented farmers before The Congress had shifted to him, Ganesh said he and his consumption to boost the over- activities. An interest-free crop Ministry, Finance Ministry and subsidies being given to 90,000 crore followed by fer- the election. They have been hit its legislators to the resort on family have respected Anand, all economy, said officials privy loan, from 50,000 to 1 lakh NITI Aayog to decide package farmers such as that on fer- tiliser subsidy at 75,000 crore. by falling crop prices and ris- Friday last fearing “poaching” whom they knew for the last to the plan. for every farmer, is also on the for farmers. “The cash transfer tilisers and crop loans,” sources The Government has already ing input costs, prompting by the BJP as bid to destabilise 15-20 years. One proposal is to transfer Government’s relief package to farmers in a year by the added. rolled out fertiliser subsidy to thousands of them to protest in the Congress-JDS coalition He added, “I have not done 4,000 per acre to farmers, menu. The cash transfer for Centre for land-owning farm- Subsidies to the agriculture companies under DBT. the street to seek debt waivers. Government in the State. this to him purposefully. On including small or marginal irrigation and power cost for ers appears to be favorable. The sector include power subsidy, In order to keep the cred- At the same time, the With the Congress is facing some issue Bhima Naik (anoth- farmers who are farm labour- running tube can also be scheme is expected to cost fertiliser subsidy, agriculture it flow to the farm sector Opposition Congress has raised much embarrassment over the er Congress MLA) and Anand ers. Under the direct income worked out. 1.2- 1.3 lakh crore,” sources loan at lower rate of interest, robust, the Centre is also plan- pressure on the Government to episode, KPCC president (had differences), I tried to support scheme, farmers would Sources said that the said. “The fiscal burden will irrigation subsidy, and insur- ning to raise the Budget outlay act after it waived farm loans Dinesh Gundu Rao said bring them together (compro- be entitled to a periodic pay- Cabinet Secretary had held a shift to the next fiscal year, giv- ance cover for farmers at lower for interest subvention for agri- following victories against the Ganesh has been suspended mise) ... but some wrong events ment. The amount will be paid several rounds of meeting with ing room for the Centre to premium rates. The power culture loans to 23,000 crore BJP in three States last month. with immediate effect. In order happened.” + 2 Q " O P #$"%&" R & 0 3 0 4 $./0.1 that the Delhi Government will not bear any liability of he controversy surrounding external loan if the Delhi Metro Bengaluru: The “Walking TDelhi Metro’s phase-IV Rail Corporation (DMRC) fails God” as he is reverentially refuses to die down. Fresh tus- to pay back. called, the 111-year old Sree # % 5 sle is brewing between the An official said the Delhi Shivakumara Swami of !" # $ Ministry of Housing and Urban Government had also put a Siddaganga mutt has left an 8*1 Affairs (HUA) and the Delhi condition in its approval that it indelible imprint with his stel- % $ " Government over it. will not have any liability on lar contributions in educa- & ' ($"&') ' ' laiming Congress ticket for The HUA Ministry said loan provided by the Japan tion sector and philanthropy * +% # , CBhopal’s daughter-in-law certain financial conditions International Cooperation targeted at children in whom - " . Kareena Kapoor, a local imposed by the Delhi Agency to fund the project is he saw the Almighty. " Congress corporator has urged Government have jeopardised the violation of the Metro Rail Known as “trivida dasohi” & ' * "*/ his party chief Rahul Gandhi to the metro phase IV projects, Policy 2017 wherein opera- for his triple sacraments — field Bollywood actress leading to substantial delay tional losses are to be borne by food, shelter and education — Kareena Kapoor Khan from the and inconvenience to people as the Delhi Government. among his followers, the Bhopal constituency in the conditions are contravention to Officials said the metro swamiji, who died on Monday, upcoming Lok Sabha polls. as entertaining. the metro phase III and Metro rail policy 2017 is applicable for is considered as the incarna- In a letter written to the "We are too strong in the Rail Policy 2017 passed by all States and Union Territories tion of Basavanna, the 12th Congress chief on Sunday, cor- Bhopal Lok Sabha seat as our Parliament. and it cannot be changed for century social reformer, as he porator Yogendra Singh MPs have worked for its all- The project is under the sake of the Delhi accepted all irrespective of Chauhan claimed the actress round development," he said. appraisal of independent Government. their religion or castes. would be the most suitable can- When asked as what would be agency as certain changes have Sources said the Delhi Born on April 1, 1907 at didate to defeat the BJP in the their strategy if the actress was been made by the State Government in 2016 had not Veerapura in Magadi Taluk Bhopal seat, held by the saffron fielded from the seat, Agrawal Government in the revised “conveyed financial commit- near here to Honnappa and ! " party since long. said it was not proper for him detailed project reports of six ments in their in-principle Gangamma as Shivanna, he ## Kareena Kapoor Khan is to comment on such a hypo- corridors. approval of the Phase-IV”. The was among the 12 siblings. the wife of Bollywood actor Saif thetical question. Sources said the proposal DMRC on January 10 this year Losing his mother at the #$ Ali Khan, who is the son of for- "The demand has proved cannot be passed with the had submitted the Phase-IV age of 8 is said to be one of the mer Indian cricketer late the fact that the Congress has financial conditions imposed detailed project report com- reasons for transformation in ' % 0 Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, no leader to take on the BJP in by the Delhi Government.