Anitha Kumaraswamy, Ramanagara MLA and wife of former CM HD Kumaraswamy, asked voters to take as many loans as they want under the Stree Shakti scheme and not repay them, as her husband will waive them off once he comes back to power
Anitha Kumaraswamy, wife of Janata Dal (Secular) second-in-command HD Kumaraswamy, on Friday asked voters to take loans under the Stree Shakti scheme and not repay them as her husband will waive off all loans within 24 hours of coming to power.
which is making rounds on social media platforms. “Kumaranna (Kumaraswamy) has announced that he will waive off all loans under the Stree Shakti scheme within 24 hours of coming to power. Take as many loans as you want now. He will clear all of them later. No problem,” she can be heard saying in the video.

This comes ahead of an assembly election in the southern state next year. Anitha had announced last week that she will give up her seat for her son, 32-year-old actor-turned politician Nikhil Kumaraswamy. “Nikhil will be contesting from Ramanagara. I trust the people of this constituency that they would extend their love and support to him,” she had said at the regional party’s state-wide tour.