00:00Let's get your news from Karnataka, where Nandini milk prices have gone up once again by 8 rupees this time
00:06per litre.
00:07That means that a litre of milk will now cost you 54 rupees in Karnataka.
00:12Now, of that 8 rupees hike, 7 rupees will go to farmers, is what in fact the Karnataka government has
00:19announced.
00:20And 1 rupee will go to the Milk Federation.
00:22So a blow there for the citizens of Karnataka during the festive season.
00:27This has been done because the government says it's the need of the hour to help farmers.
00:32And that's why they've gone ahead and brought in this 8 rupee hike in milk prices.
00:39There's already reactions coming in as the opposition is questioning the government,
00:44saying that it's because of the guarantees that the state of affairs is so bad in Karnataka that milk prices
00:50are being increased.
00:52The government, like I told you, has said that 7 rupees off that 8 rupee hike will go to helping
00:59farmers.
00:59Let's get you a reaction from the government.
01:09Yes, we are helping the farmers.
01:13Farmers are very much important.
01:15There was a demand last one year.
01:18Already when the minister has announced, there is nothing more in it.
01:23The government has announced that 7 rupees are being increased.
01:49Karnataka Congress Government is such an irresponsible government.
01:54Adding to the inflation of the state and to the entire country, they are increasing the
01:59prices of every possible commodity which they can increase.
02:05Now they are increasing the price of the milk by 8 rupees in addition of 9 rupees.
02:11That is 17 rupees is an increase in this 42 months.
02:15Out of this 17 rupees, what is the benefit to my farmers?
02:20A single penny is not increased and a zero is the value addition to my farmer.
02:29Reaction that's also coming from Karnataka Chief Minister D.K.
02:32Shivkumar, which we just played out for you, he's defended that price hike saying that the
02:36money is to help farmers and that's why the need of the hour is saying that this will help
02:42dairy farmers.
02:43But besides that, also what we're putting out on our screens is that the Bengaluru Hotel
02:47Association has come out with a statement where they were urged that this is something that
02:52will dent the people and that their business will be affected as well.
02:57But clearly the government has taken a stand with Chief Minister D.K.
03:00Shukumar saying that this will help the dairy farmers and therefore it is the need of the hour.
