BJP Attempting Hostile Takeover of Gokul Dairy, Alleges Dipke
· India · The Hindu, Deccan Herald
Cockroach Janta Party convener Abhijeet Dipke accused the BJP on Monday of attempting a hostile takeover of the Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union, known as Gokul. In a video message on social media, Dipke alleged that the ruling party was bypassing constitutional norms by appointing four government-nominated members to control the cooperative despite losing the recent elections. The October 19 election saw the opposition-backed Rajarshi Shahu Shetkari Samvichari Aghadi win 13 of the 25 seats, while the Mahayuti-backed panel secured 12. The Maharashtra cabinet recently approved rules allowing government nominations in cooperative institutions with annual turnovers exceeding ₹500 crore. Dipke argued that the appointments subvert the democratic mandate of milk producers in Maharashtra.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights fierce political battles over control of high-turnover agricultural cooperatives and agricultural governance in Maharashtra.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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