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Bengaluru, Nov 1: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he should look at the 'disastrous' legacy of BJP Karnataka unit before pointing fingers at Congress.

He joined the war of words between the Congress and the BJP over Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's remark on poll guarantees at a party event.

"Mr. @narendramodi, before pointing fingers at Congress, take a hard look at @BJP4Karnataka's disastrous legacy in Karnataka! We are fulfilling every promise we made to our people all 5 guarantees implemented with a budget over Rs 52,000 crore, and an additional Rs 52,903 crore in capital outlay to build Karnataka's future," Siddaramaiah said in a post on 'X'.

He alleged that BJP left Karnataka plagued with 40 per cent commission corruption, draining resources that could have transformed lives.

"We're using that same 40 per cent'”redirecting it to benefit the people. What was your 'achievement' here? Empowering corrupt practices, leaving Karnataka debt-ridden, and using propaganda to cover up your failures?" the Chief Minister sought to know.

He also hit out at Modi for his 'bad governance'.

"And let's not forget: under your watch, India's debt is projected to reach Rs 185.27 trillion by FY25'”a staggering 56.8 % of GDP! This isn't just bad governance; it's a burden you're placing on every Indian's back," Siddaramaiah stated.

He said while Karnataka contributed significantly to the Union's coffers, the BJP government at the Centre starved the state of its rightful share to prevent it from implementing guarantee schemes.

For every rupee Karnataka gives, it only receive 13 paise back. This is not 'cooperative federalism'; it's outright exploitation, the Chief Minister alleged.

While Congress in Karnataka has delivered, BJP continues to fail Indians nationwide, he charged.

Kharge on Thursday told Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar to be well within the financial limits.

"Don't go for saying five, six, 10 or twenty guarantees. Give guarantees according to your state budget. If you give guarantees beyond your budget, you will become bankrupt. You will not even get soil to fill the road."

"People will blame you. If this government fails, then there will be nothing for the next generation. You will only get a bad name and not a good one."

In response, Modi launched a fierce attack on the opposition party as he seized on Kharge's comments that the Congress' state units should make promises that are properly budgeted.

"The Congress is realising the hard way that making unreal promises is easy but implementing them properly is tough or impossible. Campaign after campaign they promise things to the people which they also know that they will never be able to deliver. Now, they stand badly exposed in front of the people," the prime minister said.

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Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.

The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.

"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."

It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.

His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.

Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.

But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.

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