00:13Vannakam, namaskara, good afternoon and a big welcome to India Today So South, the daily news bulletin where we get
00:20you the news that dominates the southern part of India as well.
00:22And in a moment from now I will be joined by my colleagues from the respective states who will be
00:27getting the latest updates and ground reports from the southern states as well.
00:30Now let's kick start the bulletin with news coming in from the state of Karnataka.
00:42Just days after the milk prices have been increased in Karnataka, the Nandini milk prices and now one more shock
00:48for the people of Karnataka.
00:50Now Nandini butter and ghee prices and paneer prices have gone up.
00:55The government is saying subsequently when the milk prices increase, the butter, ghee and paneer of course would increase as
01:01well.
01:01One litre of Nandini ghee was supposed to be costing 7.72 rupees after taxation and now it's around 8
01:10.50.
01:10So that's an increase of 77 rupees as well and that's the big update coming in that butter and ghee
01:17prices have gone up.
01:18The revised prices came into effect starting from today.
01:22The diary products are not the only things that have become costlier in the recent days and the bus fare
01:27also has gone up.
01:28The Karnataka government, because of the diesel increase in prices, bus fares and several other essentials have also gone up.
01:34Karnataka BJP has now slammed the state government over a successive price hike with protesting empty bowls.
01:40The BJP alleged that despite Karnataka being among the highest GST paying states, the state treasury was running empty.
01:48And in fact, the BJP has dubbed the Congress government as a bankrupt and pauper sarkar, accusing of its gross
01:54financial mismanagement.
01:57This morning, BJP entered the majestic big central bus stand in Bengaluru, held masks of D.K. Shukumar and Bairati
02:04Basavra,
02:05stand-first ministers with a bowl.
02:06In fact, a symbolic protest of begging in front of the commuters asking the financial coffer to be filled in
02:12as well.
02:13And not just that, they also distributed roses to the commuters sitting in the bus as a symbolic protest.
02:19Listen to the voices on the story.
02:23The Congress government taking the 40 percent commission.
02:27Now they are rising 40 percent.
02:3060 percent.
02:3160 percent.
02:3360 percent.
02:34Sir, Chief Minister is blaming central government saying they increased the diesel prices.
02:37The diesel price.
02:42The highest tax comes to the state government, not central government.
02:47If the diesel price is high, the highest tax comes to the state government, not central government.
02:54So let us withdraw the tax, state government have a right to withdraw, withdraw it.
03:03So highest commission, highest profit you want in the diesel.
03:08So you are not reducing.
03:10Okay.
03:11Today the Karnataka people are regretting why this government has come.
03:15They have increased all the prices.
03:19Today the cost of living in Bangalore and Karnataka has gone up.
03:24See the bus prices today, for the first time in the history, 40 percent of the prices have been increased.
03:32Normally 5 percent or 6 percent, they used to increase like that.
03:36Today they have increased around 40 percent.
03:39And today, you know, today you need to encourage people travelling in public transport.
03:44By hiking like this, people will start using their own vehicles, sir.
03:50The BJP in fact took it to the streets and the bus stand, the protest in fact giving out flowers,
03:55roses to the commuters, asking them to understand why the financial situation of Karnataka government is quite bad.
04:02And that's the protest this morning was taken up by the BJP as well.
04:06Sagai Raj is joining me live on this, Sagai.
04:08Two issues for the BJP here, the milk prices, now the butter and ghee prices and the bus hike also,
04:13the ticket prices have been hiked as well.
04:15What does the government have to say about subsequent price hike in all essential commodities?
04:24The government has justified stating that this particular price hike has been done because of the fuel hike which has
04:30been done from last one year.
04:31And they have also claimed that from last one year, they haven't increased the price.
04:36Likewise, when it comes to the diesel, every now and then there is a price increase on the fuel.
04:42And they are forced to increase the prices because they are unable to take care of the expenditure.
04:47And especially when it comes to the fuel expenditure.
04:50And they claim that they have been forced to increase the prices and they have increases only up to 9
04:56rupees according to them.
04:57Whereas, it also comes to close to 50% in few places.
05:01For an example, if a person travels from Majestic to Sriwajinagar, he has to pay 6 rupees more.
05:07Earlier it was 12 rupees, now he has to pay 18 rupees.
05:10Though the government has justified they have increased only 6 rupees.
05:13But when you see by percentage, it is close to 50% which has been hiked.
05:17Likewise, they have increased in multiple places.
05:20But when it comes to BMTC, they have increased only up to 9 rupees.
05:24They have not increased above 9 rupees.
05:26And 9 rupees is the maximum price.
05:29But still, people are stating that the government should have managed their finances well rather than putting burden on the
05:36common man.
05:40Right, Sakai, I request you to stay back with me.
05:42More breaking news coming in.
05:44Let's dip across to some more breaking news right now.
05:54Karnataka Chief Minister writes to the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi, seeking drought assistance and also raking up
06:02the issue of sugarcane farmers and the protest that has been ongoing in the northern part of Karnataka.
06:06The demands that have been raised by them.
06:08And he has sought immediate intervention of the Prime Minister in terms of the drought relief.
06:13Karnataka Chief Minister has now returned to the Prime Minister asking him to intervene immediately on multiple issues concerning the
06:20state.
06:21He has also told the Prime Minister that 177 taluks have been declared drought affected and has sought over 3
06:27,700 crores in relief of financial assistance.
06:31On the sugarcane farmer issues, he has sought the increase of the MSP, the minimum selling price and the restoration
06:38of the FRP base recovery rate to 9.5%.
06:42And this is the big news coming in.
06:44Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shur Kumar has written to the Prime Minister seeking his intervention on multiple issues concerning
06:51the state of Karnataka.
06:55Saghai Raj continues to be live with me on this Saghai.
06:58In fact, the Prime Minister had written to the Chief Minister on Karnataka Rajotsava or the Kannada Rajotsava wishing him
07:05for November 1st.
07:07Now, in turn, D.K. Shur Kumar has written to the Prime Minister.
07:10Take us through the details of this letter.
07:15If you notice, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished D.K. Shur Kumar on Kannada Rajotsava and he has
07:22also said that it is his first Rajotsava as Chief Minister of Karnataka.
07:28And he has also mentioned in the letter the kind of contribution that the central government has made, whether it
07:33is a metro station or a Mysore expressway.
07:37So, he has highlighted few of the contributions that the central government has made to the state of Karnataka and
07:43the rich heritage and the culture of the state.
07:46Replying to the letter, Karnataka Chief Minister has thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes and the kind
07:53of contribution he has made.
07:54But he has also highlighted the pending projects which should get the approval of the central government, whether it is
07:59Mekedatu, Apar Badra project or Kalasa Bandoori.
08:03And he has also sought an appointment with the Prime Minister of India where he can come with the whole
08:08party to meet him and try to explain to him the broad situation in the state of Karnataka.
08:13And he has also highlighted the sugarcane farmers' problem where they have protested, demanding the increase in the price which
08:20has been given to the farmers and also increase the MSP.
08:23So, there are various demands which have been put across by Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shurum Kumar to the
08:29letter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
08:35Right, Sagai, thank you for bringing us the latest updates as well and more breaking news coming in from the
08:40state of Karnataka.
08:45And this is regarding the Karnataka government flagship scheme or the guarantee scheme Gruha Lakshmi and questions being raised over
08:52this as the delayed payments are coming in.
08:55With the state admitting before the Karnataka High Court just recently that February and March 2025, they didn't pay because
09:02of financial constraints of the Treasury.
09:04The admission in the High Court has now triggered a strong reaction from the opposition BJP while the Chief Minister
09:10and the government have said that they have released 7,000-odd crores as per the State Guarantee Implementation Authority
09:16with release of the money benefiting 1.24 crore women in the state.
09:21The BJP has accused the Congress government of cheating women and failing to honour the guarantees.
09:27Remember, this had become a big issue in last year's assembly session when BJP questioned the government as to why
09:32two months payment has not been delivered.
09:35The government back then on the floor of the House had said there was a technical issue or server issue.
09:39But now in the High Court of Karnataka, a final submission or objection that the statement filed by the government
09:46of Karnataka has said that or mentioned that they didn't have money to pay because of the Treasury lacking funds
09:52for this specific scheme as well.
09:54Listening to what Mahesh Tengenka, the BJP legislator had to say.
10:00Will the join for election 23, 2020 Vice President of Karnataka, the 17th century of the House of Karnataki was
10:07signed into the House of Karnataka.
10:10We've done the last year of the House.
10:11The two of all, the national campaign who lost effectivement in the House of Karnataka's Embassy had to tell that
10:14the Senate Senate,
10:16the president had to rule the House of Karnataka, the United States.
10:17The Senate, the Democratic Party has said the Democratic Party of Karnataka, which is the law of the House of
10:18Karnataka,
10:18the U.S. to its state of the House of Karnataka'sら a Supreme Court of Karnataka, which moves a long
10:21-fi and HAS to say.
10:21He said that when the House of Karnataka was elected,
10:26he said that in his pięter district in the House of Karnataka and our federal government,
10:46more breaking news coming in from the state of karnataka let's take a look at it now
10:57india block protests here in freedom park in bengaluru against the chief election
11:02commissioner gyanesh kumar and there was a mock arrest of gyanesh kumar a man donning the clothes
11:08of gyanesh kumar with a mask and he's getting arrested on the streets of bengaluru protester
11:13dressed as a cop stages the mock arrest and this protest has been called by the tpcc here
11:19along with the india block members there have been several left parties also being a part of
11:24this protest in karnataka the regional heads have come today at the freedom park protest site to
11:29protest against the removal of gyanesh kumar cec their demand is that gyanesh kumar must resign
11:36and the sir must be scrapped as well and this year event of the protest was in fact uh hosted
11:42by the
11:43kpcc chief minister kumar chief minister dk shumkumar former chief minister sidramaya all of them were a
11:49part of this protest along with several regional heads of the regional parties which are a part
11:54of the india block listening to the voices from the protest site
12:00see we don't agree with sir the way sir is going on already my leaders we are very firm
12:12that we already have a demand all the voters which has gone has to be rolled back except the dead
12:26all of them should get justice till the justice is done we will fight it out nanesh kumar should resign
12:33he should go today the country has seen mandates being manufactured because of the chief election
12:44commissioner it has been proved people are asking questions the cec is missing
12:52there have been five u-turns by the election commission about its stand on form 6 and form 7
12:59about the software that is being uh manipulated for deletions and they are unable to answer any
13:07questions that are being posed to them either by court or by us and it's very clear that gyanesh kumar
13:14has acted at the behest of a1 and a2 that is mr modi and mr amit shah only india block
13:24organizing a massive
13:27protest against mr gyanesh kumar and sir this is in continuation of number first ram leela rally where
13:39uh my leader rahul gandhi and all india congress committee president malikarjun kargeji and all
13:45uh india block leaders had gathered in namleela to seek the resignation of ganesh kumar and to scrap
13:54sir in continuation of this india block has assembled today in the freedom park
14:01in fact those were the voices from the protest site at freedom park chief minister himself had gone to
14:06protest against the cec and these were the stories from the state of karnataka with that it's a wrap
14:11on today's episode of so south thanking sagai raj for bringing us all the latest updates as well
14:16we'll see you at 1 pm once again tomorrow until then keep watching india today
