Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced on Thursday a farm-loan waiver of Rs 34,000 crore, even as he raised fuel taxes and liquor duties to mop up revenue to pay for the election-time promise. The debt waiver, an issue on which the Opposition BJP has been stepping up pressure over the past two months, will cover around 45 lakh farmers—each up to a maximum amount of Rs 2 lakh.