Amul Vs Nandini – Farmers To Hold State-Wide Protest Rallies on April 15

On April 15, the farmers will hold state-wide protest rallies at all district Headquarters of Karnataka.  On Wednesday, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Harisu Sene State Unit President Badagalapura Nagendra updated that the farmers will protest against the sale of Amul Brand Milk products in the states.

Badagalapura Nagendra also said that KRRS Members will request the public to buy state-owned Karnataka Milk Federation product, which is sold by the name of Nandini Brand.

He also attacked the BJP Government and RSS by calling them anti-farmers and also accusing them of trying to merge Karnataka Milk Federation with Amul.

He also condemned both union governments and the state for this milk row and said that it will affect a large number of farmers dependent on dairy farming across the state while talking to the reporters.

It occurred months after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the two companies' collaboration might "do wonders" for the dairy industry. Amul, a dairy cooperative with headquarters in Gujarat, announced on April 5 that it will enter the Karnataka market to offer its milk and curd. Shah is also in charge of cooperation.

With just one month until the state assembly elections, the opposition parties, the Congress and the JD(S), have turned their guns on the governing Bharatiya Janata Party in the state, expressing concerns that the Rs 21,000 crore brand Nandini from the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) might be merged with Amul from Gujarat. State residents feel an emotional connection to Nandini.

In order to create "One Nation, One Amul" throughout the nation, the opposition claims that the BJP plans to combine the 49-year-old KMC's Nandini with its much older Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL).

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