KPCC spokesperson M. Lakshmana alleges the State Government has been intentionally creating synthetic shortage of Nandini model of milk merchandise to enable Amul to market its merchandise in Karnataka.
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Dinesh Gooligowda, Congress MLC, has expressed concern over the threat to livelihood of farmers in Mandya if the federal government permits Amul to market its milk merchandise in Karnataka or merge the Gujarat-based dairy model with Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF).
In an announcement right here, Mr. Dinesh mentioned a complete of 1 lakh and 5 thousand households engaged in animal husbandry in Mandya contribute 8.5 lakh litres of milk each day to Mandya Milk Union by means of 1,277 milk producers’ co-operative unions.
Mr. Dinesh, who has been elected from the native our bodies constituencies of Mandya district, mentioned KMF and the co-operation milk unions underneath it had been working autonomously. Any transfer to merge KMF with Amul or enter into any kind of understanding with the latter would significantly hit the pursuits of the farmers, he warned.
Out of the 1,277 milk producers’ co-operative unions, as many as 777 had their very own buildings. Apart from a couple of lakh households being engaged in era of milk, the Mandya Milk Union make use of 257 everlasting staff and 1,057 contract staff, he mentioned.
KMF will not be solely the pleasure of Karnataka, however can be an id of the farmers, he claimed.
KMF not solely meets the requirement of milk and milk merchandise of lakhs of individuals inside the State and outdoors by means of its model of Nandini milk merchandise, however was is also the supply of livelihood of farmers, serving to them pay their youngsters’s charges and meet their different each day bills.
The sector has additionally supplied employment to 1000’s of ladies and likewise made them economically self-sufficient, Mr. Dinesh mentioned cautioning the State Government in opposition to both merging KMF with Amul or permitting the Gujarat-based dairy to market its milk and milk merchandise in Karnataka.
Shortage of Nandini merchandise
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson M. Lakshmana alleged that the State Government was intentionally creating synthetic shortage of Nandini model of milk merchandise to enable Amul to market its merchandise in Karnataka.
Though BJP leaders have claimed that Amul won’t be merged with KMF, Mr. Lakshmana mentioned the saffron get together leaders will at all times do reverse of what they profess, mentioned Mr. Lakshmana whereas talking to reporters in Mysuru.
Former Minister and BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath too has opposed any transfer to merge KMF with Amul. “KMF is our identity. We cannot pledge the interests of KMF to somebody. There can’t be one nation one milk,” he advised reporters in Mysuru.
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