Karnataka Minister asks farmer to ‘Go Die’, then gives lame defence

Bengaluru (Karnataka) – A farmer’s query about cuts in PDS rice allotment has led to a harsh, insensitive response from a Minister in Karnataka. Umesh Katti, the State’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister, lashed out when a farmer quizzed him about the staples being offered to the poor by the Government, citing Covid-induced lockdowns and … Read more