“All steps will be taken to get ahead of Amul in the competitive market,” B Bommai (File) said.
New Delhi:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said there should be no politics over the entry of Amul’s dairy products into the state, even as opposition Congress and JD(S) opposed it.
Responding to former Chief Minister Mr. Siddaramaiah’s remark that “all Kannadigas should take a pledge not to buy Amul products,” Mr. Bommai said that there should be no concern about Karnataka Milk Federation’s (KMF) Nandini brand.
Bommai said, “Nandini will become the number one brand in the country, but there should be no politics over Amul.”
The chief minister said, “Nandini’s products are sold in other states and all steps will be taken to outdo Amul in the competitive market.”
KMF sells milk and curd in the state under the brand name of Nandini.
In Bengaluru, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said that Nandini was a “better” brand than Amul.
“We want to protect our milk and our farmers. We already have Nandini which is a better brand than Amul… We don’t need any Amul… Our water, our milk and our soil are strong, Mr Shivakumar told ANI.
On Friday, Mr. Siddaramaiah said, “All Kannadigas must unanimously oppose the usurpation of KMF, which has been created for the welfare of the country’s farmers. All Kannadigas should take a pledge not to buy Amul products.”
The Congress leader further said, “Apart from imposing Hindi and land sedition by encroaching within the state’s borders, now the BJP government is going to betray the farmers by shutting down the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), which operates outside the state’s borders.” is within.” livelihood of lakhs of dairy farming families in the country.”
Mr. Siddaramaiah also called up Mr. Bommai and asked him to immediately intervene in the matter and stop Amul from “entering through the back door”.
He said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah should bring the state’s plebiscite to his notice in this regard and stop this treacherous thinking.
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