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Nov

Withdrawing BPL cards to snatch food 11 from lakh families: HDK

Bengaluru:  Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) on Sunday criticised the Karnataka Congress Government, accusing it of bankrupting the State through financial mismanagement and poor administration.
“The State has not gone bankrupt solely due to the guarantees, but due to financial mismanagement and improper administration, the treasury has been depleted, pushing the State into a debt trap,” he said.
He flayed mismanagement of welfare schemes, stating, “11 lakh BPL cards are being converted to APL cards, effectively taking food from 11 lakh families. People are questioning this move. Central Government has not cut rice supply to State, but due to State’s errors, APL card holders now have to buy rice at higher prices. Isn’t that true?”