Amul-Nandini controversy emites political skirmish in in Karnataka.
Amul-Nandini controversy emites political skirmish in
in Karnataka.
Encompassed by Nandini vs Amul controversy that emited skirmish in Karnataka, Chief Minister BS Bommai on Saturday attributed that very soon Nandini will trounce Amul.
In the midst of addressing at the India Today Roundtable, Bommai claimed that he is confident Nandini will soon be in a position to dare Amul adding “If Amul makes Mysore Pak, Nandini will also make Gujarat’s Shrikhand
The CM further said that nobody speaks on this aspect with confidence like he is saying. The reason is when Siddaramaiah was the chief minister the milk production and the production of milk products were 64 lakh litres only. Amid his time, it has gone to 84 lakh (litre). It’s for sure that Shortly, Nandini will overtake Amul as it has got all the products that Amul has. If Amul tries to make Mysore Pak, Nandini will make Gujarat”s Shrikhand. The CM also made it known that he is not going to take things lying down..
Dubbing the controversy a political phantom, Bommai claimed “Amul was in peak amid Siddaramaih’s time.
He did not see the danger to Nandini then. Nandini is very strong and it needs not be afraid of any brand. There are at least 25 brands entering Karnataka from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. Nandini is growing every day. The CM has sanctioned two mega-dairies for Nandini. These people see politics in milk, water air. That’s the desperation CM further added.
Ahead of the election, Amul vs Nandini emerged a major issue with the opposition accusing the government of allowing Amul to sell fresh milk and curd in Bengaluru.
The BJP dismissed the charge attributing that Amul has been there in the state all along. When Rahul Gandhi visited Karnataka, he visited a Nandini store and had ice cream there. “Karnataka’s Pride – NANDINI is the best!” he wrote.
Before Bommai, Congress leader Siddaramaiah at the same platform said that if he becomes the chief minister, he would ask people to not buy Amul milk. “Amul should stick to its present consumer base.
By entering Karnataka, it is trying to cause injustice to the local farmers. That’s why the entry of Amul was being oppod. If I become the CM, I will ask people not to buy Amul milk,” Siddaramaiah added
Whereas Bengaluru MP Tejasvi Surya reacted to Siddaramaiah’s statement saying,what he doesn’t confirm is that it was he who was the CM when Amul first made its entry into Karnataka in 2017! For how long will Congress keep pitting one state vs another, one language vs another, one caste against another? Karnataka will reject this divisive politics on
May 10th.
News input KV Raman
