Bengaluru, Oct. 14 -- R Ashoka, Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, has urged Rahul Gandhi to intervene in the state's drought crisis, alleging that farmers are yet to receive adequate compensation for widespread crop losses.

In a letter to the Congress leader, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Ashoka asked him to visit drought-affected parts of Karnataka, meet distressed farmers and demand immediate action from the state government. He alleged that the administration's delay in providing relief had aggravated the difficulties faced by the farming community.

Ashoka said a 35 per cent deficit in southwest monsoon rainfall had contributed to the severe drought situation. The state had declared 217 ...