Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his second day in Karnataka by interacting via video conference with BJPs Kisan Morcha workers. Highlighting his governments efforts towards farmers welfare, PM Modi said 1 crore farmers have been provided Soil Health Card in Karnataka. He claimed that due to the apathy of the Siddaramaiah government, farmers in Karnataka could not benefit from the Centres 'Fasal Bima Yojna' scheme. On Monday, Modi had officially kickstarted the BJPs election campaign in Karnataka addressing three rallies in which he targeted Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in equal measure. Highlights from the video conference:


- Due to the apathy of the Karnataka government, farmers in the state have not got the benefit of the 'Fasal Bima Yojna'.

- A sensitive government, which works for the development of farmers, is needed in Karnataka.

- Farmer's leader in Yeddyurappaji will work with renewed vigour in our efforts to double farmer's income.

- Four lakh hectare of land in Karnataka has already been brought under micro-irrigation.

- We have increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) for notified crops to at least 1.5 times that of the production cost.

- One crore farmers have been provided Soil Health Card in Karnataka.

- Around 3.5 crore farmers have been covered under PM Fasal Bima Yojana, out of which 14 lakh farmers belong to Karnataka.