Belagavi: With BJP president Amit Shah scheduled to visit Karnataka next month, party legislators will meet here tomorrow to discuss preparations for next year's Lok Sabha polls and draw up a strategy to meet the target set by central leaders: victory in 24 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats.
Sources in the state unit of the party said during the meeting of the legislature party, president B. S. Yeddyurappa is likely to assign tasks to 'Prabharies' and MLAs, including chairing meetings with party cadre in all 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. The party has already appointed 28 'Prabharies' for these constituencies as central leaders are keen to witness victories in 24 seats. These leaders have decided not to effect any changes among 18 MPs elected in previous Lok Sabha elections and likely to scout for candidates for the remaining ten constituencies. In addition to preparations for Lok Sabha polls, legislators would also chalk out a plan for agitation against the state government in the near future in the wake of instructions from central leaders to organize more protest rallies against the state government on various issues.
The state unit also accused the Congress of failing to keep its poll manifesto promise of waiving farmers' loans even after the lapse of six months since its coalition government with JDS was formed. "6 months on & loan waiver is not a reality in Karnataka. Eventually, farmers of MP, Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh will know about your lying skills. Press statements & tweets don't really mean loans are waived off. Btw @RahulGandhi waiving off loan isn't like getting gold from potato's," the state unit tweeted.
The remarks came in the wake of Congress president Rahul Gandhi's statement that the Congress had waived farmers' loan and would do so in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, where the party won the recent Assembly elections.
In reply, the state BJP said the Congress should learn from Assam and Gujarat CMs and urged them to wake up Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to waive farmers' loans as promised. "Had your family not slept on the country's development for 60 years our farmers would have been self sustainable today. BTW what is stopping you from waking up CM @hd_kumaraswamy to waive farmers loan as promised. In fact you should learn from CM's of Assam & Gujarat," it said.
