Chikmagalur: Chikmagalur farmers have found an innovative way of using politician’ cardboard cutouts that were used during Karnataka election campaigns. Cutouts of Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and other leaders, which were used extensively during the campaigns, are now being used to chase away crows in Lakkavalli “hobli” of the Tarikere taluk.
The monsoon this year has brought in a generous amount of rainfall following which the farmers have completed the sowing of crops. However, the president of the village TN Shivakiran denied any knowledge of cutouts being used as scarecrows and said that “he has not come across any of them”.
Meanwhile, the buntings and wooden sticks used for the cutouts are being used for different other purposes.
Chikmagalur, the coffee haven of India was earlier a prestige battle for the Congress but for the last few years, BJP has been winning in all five constituencies of the district.
Chikmagalur was in the news after Malnad region had received very heavy rainfall measuring up to 13 centimetres till Tuesday morning, the Bengaluru centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on its website.
River Bhadra that originates from Chikmagalur, was seen overflowing and flooding the low-lying areas along its course.
