Amid the speculations of Karnataka Milk Federation's famed dairy brand 'Nandini' merging with Gujarat-based dairy cooperative Amul, State BJP MLC Chalavadi T Narayanaswamy on Monday said that the issue is a part of the "false propaganda" of Congress and Janata Dal-Secular.
Commenting on the Nandini controversy, Karnataka chief minister accused Congress and JD(S) of doing 'politics' over it. " Nandini is a very good brand of our State...Congress and JD(S) doing politics at the time of elections," Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday in Delhi.
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has hit out at the Congress for running a "misinformation campaign." State BJP general secretary Ravi Kumar stated that the brand is number two in the country and soon will begin exports too.
In a setback for Gujarat-based dairy giant Amul, the Bruhat Bengaluru Hotels Association has decided to use only Nandini milk to "support the state's (dairy) farmers".
Former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that Amul will take away the share of milk producers of the state and there is a systematic conspiracy to destroy the local Nandini brand.
Amid Amul's entry into the Bengaluru market, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that the state's dairy cooperative Nandini is a "better brand" than Amul and that there is no need for the latter.
"Nandini products are sold in other states and countries too and our Nandini brand is capable of facing any competition. Congress is doing politics in everything and shedding crocodile tears for farmers," he said.
"All the Kannadigas have to unanimously resist the usurpation of the KMF, which is built for the welfare of the farmers of the country. All Kannadigas should pledge not to buy Amul products", Siddaramaiah said.
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Kumaraswamy in a series of tweets said "Knowing that Kannadigas are against the imposition of Hindi, it is wrong for the Food Safety and Quality Authority of India to ask Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) to print Hindi 'dahi' on the Nandini Probiotic yoghurt pocket."