Social activists, farmers’ leaders, and business community leaders criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for making no announcement in the the Budget presented on Friday on withdrawal of Land Reforms Act and Cow Slaughter legislation enacted by previous BJP government.
Congress leader and MLA for Aland B.R. Patil expressed his discontentment as the Budget made no mention for withdrawal for the amendments made to Land Reforms Act. “I was at the forefront of the farmers’ struggle against the amendments and laws on land reforms. Mr. Siddaramaiah made it clear in the Budget that the APMC Act would be withdrawn and I welcome it. But, he said nothing on the anti-farmer amendments made to Land Reforms Act,” he told The Hindu.
