Rains: video of boy highlighting Kodagu’s plight goes viral
Madikeri: A video of a Class VIII boy of Yemmemadu village in Kodagu district pleading Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to provide relief to the rain-affected Kodagu farmers has gone viral on social media.
In the video, the boy, Kalera Fateh, took a dig at the chief minister for ‘neglecting’ Kodagu district in the budget. “Mysuru, Mandya and half of Tamil Nadu get water, if it rains in Kodagu district. But the unrelenting rain has destroyed coffee, pepper, areca and paddy crops.
The wild elephant menace is on the rise in Kutta, Birunani, Balele and Ponnampete because of which daily wagers and agriculture farmers fear to venture out of their houses. The rain-battered Kodagu-Kerala road has become unmotorable.”
He continued, “Kumaraswamy has meted out injustice to Kodagu by not sanctioning grants to Kodagu in the budget presented recently and added that the chief minister should treat all districts equally.”
He urged the chief minister to restore 7 kg rice under Anna Bhagya scheme, as announced by his predecessor Siddaramaiah.
Whom should people approach to their get problems addressed? It is you (CM), who else, he said.
In the video, that is doing rounds on social media, the boy is seen telling BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa to impress upon Narendra Modi to announce compensation for the distressed farmers. Modiji is prime minister for 130 crore people of the country. He should treat people of all religions and castes on equal footing. This holds good for the chief minister too.
HDK responds positively
After watching the video in Bengaluru, H D Kumaraswamy reacted, “I will soon visit Kodagu district and take stock of the damage done by the incessant showers