Mandya, Sept. 6 -- Karnataka Agriculture Minister PM Narendra Swamy on Sunday accused opposition parties of wasting Assembly time over demands for Nagendra's resignation instead of discussing the drought situation and farmers' issues in the state.

Addressing a press conference at Halaguru in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district, Narendra Swamy said the opposition had "betrayed the public" by avoiding discussions on serious issues, including drought and groundwater depletion.

"The opposition parties wasted the time of the House in the name of Nagendra's resignation and betrayed the public. Without discussing serious issues in the House, time was wasted. There is a serious problem in front of the country. Anxiety has started due to drought ...