H D Kumaraswamy reiterates his commitment to state’s farmers, Brand Bengaluru

Hubli | Thursday | 16th August, 2018

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We have already ordered for loans taken from cooperatives to be written off. The CM planted a sapling and distributed several others during Independence Day celebrations. The project involves planting saplings on government land in association with schools/colleges, departments and nongovernmental organisations. He said a minimum 2,38,000 farmers will benefit from his government’s loan waiver scheme and promised loans taken from commercial banks will also be waived soon.“People are trying to spread distrust about our loan waiver promise,” the CM said. BENGALURU: Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy , during his Independence Day speech on Wednesday at Manekshaw Parade Ground, appealed to farmers in the state not to commit suicide and sought to assure them that the government was with them.“The dark chapter of farmer suicides should end,” Kumaraswamy said..