HAVERI: The BJP condemned the lengthen in disbursal of crop insurance coverage and fulfilment of demands and flung cow dung and tomatoes at district-level officials right here on Monday.
Hundreds of BJP staff, led by district unit president Shivaraj Sajjanar, reached the deputy commissioner's place of business by 12.30pm along with cattle and blocked entry to the premises.
Sajjanar said his birthday party has been interesting to the district administration to switch the repayment amount to beneficiaries' accounts, beneath the crop insurance coverage scheme.
"The administration has not met our demands. It has not set up a maize and groundnut procurement centre to purchase the crop from farmers. The state government led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and the district administration have neglected farmers for four and a half years," he said.
The protest turned violent when BJP activists and the cattle headed to the DC's place of business. When law enforcement officials, including SP Okay Parashuram and Additional SP Annappa Naik tried to stop them by setting up barricades, protesters hurled tomatoes and cow dung at them.
BJP staff insisted on filing their memorandum to the DC. Shiggaon-Savanur MLA Basavaraj Bommai sustained minor injuries within the melee.
Police arrested the activists as a precautionary measure to maintain regulation and order. Police sources said that protesters have been taken to the police station and have been released later.
Hundreds of BJP staff, led by district unit president Shivaraj Sajjanar, reached the deputy commissioner's place of business by 12.30pm along with cattle and blocked entry to the premises.
Sajjanar said his birthday party has been interesting to the district administration to switch the repayment amount to beneficiaries' accounts, beneath the crop insurance coverage scheme.
"The administration has not met our demands. It has not set up a maize and groundnut procurement centre to purchase the crop from farmers. The state government led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and the district administration have neglected farmers for four and a half years," he said.
The protest turned violent when BJP activists and the cattle headed to the DC's place of business. When law enforcement officials, including SP Okay Parashuram and Additional SP Annappa Naik tried to stop them by setting up barricades, protesters hurled tomatoes and cow dung at them.
BJP staff insisted on filing their memorandum to the DC. Shiggaon-Savanur MLA Basavaraj Bommai sustained minor injuries within the melee.
Police arrested the activists as a precautionary measure to maintain regulation and order. Police sources said that protesters have been taken to the police station and have been released later.
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