Loan waiver for SC/STs in budget: KSE

KOLAR: State BJP president K S Eshwarappa hinted at the introduction of a loan waiver scheme for the SC and STs in the upcoming state budget. Addressing an SC/ST convention here on Tuesday, he said the decision will be taken after weighing its pros and cons.“The Congress has divided people on the lines of caste; nothing else has been achieved by them,” he said.He exuded confidence over the party’s prospects in the upcoming byelection to the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency.