Call it a quirk of fate. When B.S. Yeddyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka's first BJP government on May 30, 2008, he did so in the name of the farmer. He knew he owed his present position to him. The first decision of his Cabinet was also seen as pro-farmer: the government announced that it would not charge them for the electricity sold to power irrigation pumpsets. However, a few days later, when his police opened fire to control a mob of violent protestors, the first victim, Siddalingappa Choori (35), was a farmer. Several others were wounded.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/breeding-discontent
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kr-balasubramanyam
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-today-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-fertilisers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haveri-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
