KJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa who has taken a oath to defeat the ruling BJP in Karnataka has now started appeasing minorities and farmers in his manifesto released in Bangalore on Saturday.
The former CM promised to waive farmers’ loans and allocate Rs 2,000 crore for Muslims in the Budget in its poll manifesto. Farmers above the age of 65 would be given monthly pension of Rs 500 and loans of up to Rs 1 lakh by cooperatives to farmers, weavers and fishermen would be waived, the KJP manifesto, released by Yeddyurappa who quit the BJP late last year, said.
The party said Rs 2,000 crore would be reserved in Budget for development of Muslims and creation of basic amenities and self-employment for them. Christians would get Budget allocation of Rs 250 crore.A stringent law will be passed for protection of women, with non-bailable cases being booked against the culprits, it said.