Overview

• Ashok led a BJP team through Belagavi’s Naganur and Nesargi to meet farmers and inspect rain and flood damage.
• He said the state has not surveyed crop loss or submitted the report needed to claim National Disaster Response Fund assistance.
• He urged a state top‑up of at least ₹25,000 per acre, arguing the current support of about ₹8,500 is inadequate.
• He asserted the Union government has released funds under NDRF norms, alleged the state diverted money to guarantee schemes, and cited 'official records' to claim over 2,500 farmer suicides since Congress took office.
• He criticized Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar for skipping damage visits ahead of their October 4 project inaugurations in Belagavi, and no state rebuttal appeared in the coverage.