Umesh Katti

Umesh Katti
Umesh Katti
Minister of Forest; Government of Karnataka
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 August 2021
Chief Minister	Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded by	Arvind Limbavali
Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs; Government of Karnataka
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 January 2021
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa; Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded by	K. Gopalaiah
Minister of Agriculture; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 23 September 2010 – 13 May 2013
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa; Sadananda Gowda; Jagadish Shettar
Preceded by	S. A. Ravindranath
Succeeded by	Krishna Byre Gowda
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2008
Preceded by	Shashikant Akkappi Naik
Constituency	Hukkeri
	In office; 1985–2004
Preceded by	Vishwanath Mallappa Katti
Succeeded by	Shashikant Akkappi Naik
Constituency	Hukkeri
Personal details
Born	14 March 1961 (age 62); Khadaklat
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Janata Party,; Janata Dal,; Janata Dal (United),; Janata Dal (Secular).;
Education	KLE Society's Raja Lakhamagouda Science Institute (Autonomous)

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Umesh Vishwanath Katti is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party political activist who is the current Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Forest of Karnataka from 4 August 2021. He is a six term member^[1] of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He entered politics after the demise of his father Vishwanath Katti in 1985 who was Member of the Legislative Assembly.^[2] He contested the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from Hukkeri assembly constituency and won polling 81,810 votes.^[3]^[4]

Controversies[edit]

Separate statehood[edit]

He condemned Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa's statement about releasing Krishna waters from Tubchi-Babalad lift irrigation scheme to Maharashtra, and yet again, raised the demand for separate Statehood for north Karnataka if the region is neglected.^[5]

During Coronavirus: Statement as Sitting minister " We ministers should survive (Coronavirus) not sure about you (people)"

References[edit]

↑ "Lingayats will still vote for BS Yeddyurappa: Umesh katti". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
↑ Mahesh (1 May 2018). "ಹುಕ್ಕೇರಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಪರಿಚಯ : ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವರುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಮರ" [Hukkeri introduction: War between former ministers]. kannada.oneindia.com (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
↑ "CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS" (PDF). p. 11.
↑ "What is Operation Kamal?". 16 May 2018.
↑ "Umesh Katti raises separate Statehood for North Karnataka issue again". 18 October 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.

External links[edit]

Umesh Katti affidavit

[1] "Lingayats will still vote for BS Yeddyurappa: Umesh katti". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

[2] Mahesh (1 May 2018). "ಹುಕ್ಕೇರಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಪರಿಚಯ : ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವರುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಮರ" [Hukkeri introduction: War between former ministers]. kannada.oneindia.com (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[3] "CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS" (PDF). p. 11.

[4] "What is Operation Kamal?". 16 May 2018.

[5] "Umesh Katti raises separate Statehood for North Karnataka issue again". 18 October 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.

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