Farm Loans Waived In 2 Congress-Ruled States Within Hours, Pressure Builds On Karnataka | Read

With newly elected state governments announcing farm loan waivers within hours of taking charge, attention is once again turning to Karnataka where promises were made to relieve the debt burden on thousands of farmers. Both the Congress and the Janata Dal Secular, who have formed a coalition government in the state, had made separate promises to waive farm loans in the run up to the state elections in May. And they reiterated the promise when they formed the government together.