{
  "id": 11782928,
  "title": "Kharge writes to PM and HM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/kharge-writes-to-pm-and-hm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T22:31:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kharge-writes-to-pm-and-hm/article71540642.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, urging them to step in and assist drought-stricken Karnataka. In his missive, Kharge highlighted that the state may be facing the most severe drought in 150 years, making it impossible to overcome the crisis without substantial support from the central government.\n\nSpecifically, Kharge called for attention to be paid to the welfare of Karnataka's small and marginal farmers, as well as the parched Hyderabad-Karnataka belt. He requested that the Prime Minister and Home Minister recalculate input subsidies using Karnataka's updated Bhoomi land records, instead of the outdated 2015-16 Agriculture Census, to ensure that no deserving farmer is left out.\n\nKharge also advocated for enhanced measures to address the state's drinking water security needs and to offset the escalating costs of alternative power sources, particularly given the historically low levels of reservoirs in the Cauvery and hydel catchments.",
  "summary": "In his letter, Mr. Kharge said that Karnataka is staring at what could perhaps be the worst drought in 150 years and facing such a drought is impossible without adequate help from the Centre",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}