Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday met Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa requesting him not to permit the leasing out to private industries the state-owned “MySugar” (Mysore Sugar) factory in Mandya.
The former Chief Minister also made personal attacks against Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh in connection with the issue, which elicited sharp reaction from the actor-turned politician.
“I met the Chief Minister along with our MLAs and MLCs from Mandya district, as farmer leaders from Mandya district had met me recently regarding discussion at the officials level to hand over the MySugar factory to private players,” Kumaraswamy said.
He pointed out that the factory built during the time of “Maharajas” of Mysuru and Sir M Visvesvaraya has a history and “it is the wish of every one” that it should be under the government’s control.
“I met the Chief Minister today and requested him that the MySugar factory in Mandya should not be given to private hands…
