Bengaluru, Dec. 18 -- A sharp disagreement surfaced within the ruling Congress in Karnataka on Thursday as former minister K N Rajanna defended the disbursal of funds to agricultural cooperative societies, triggering heated exchanges in the state assembly.
Rajanna, who served as cooperative minister, asserted that the money being distributed to cooperatives was not government grants but "depositors' money."Addressing concerns raised by Kunigal MLA Ranganath, who questioned the fund release citing distress among farmers, Rajanna said, "They will give even more in the coming days. Who is he to ask that? Have we taken government money? It is depositors' money, and I am supposed to distribute it."Ranganath's objections highlighted unease among...