CM Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of lies and injustice in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing the party of perpetuating falsehoods and lacking a commitment to truth in politics.
He criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for spreading falsehoods during his visit, followed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman repeating these lies. "The people of Karnataka are wise and see through these lies. The injustices inflicted on Karnataka by the Central Government are deeply troubling," Siddaramaiah stated.
Addressing Sitharaman, Siddaramaiah urged her to rectify the wrongs and provide the fair compensation and tax share due to Karnataka. He called for an end to justifying failures through repeated falsehoods.
Siddaramaiah highlighted Sitharaman's claim of providing Rs. 697 crore for drought relief, pointing out that she concealed crucial details. He explained the process of compensation for natural calamities and stressed that Karnataka has suffered significant losses due to drought, requiring a compensation of Rs. 18,171 crore from the NDRF, which Sitharaman allegedly ignored.
Regarding tax distribution and GST relief, Siddaramaiah accused Sitharaman of rejecting the Central Finance Commission's recommendation of a special grant of ₹5,495 crore for Karnataka, instead allocating only Rs. 11,495 crore, which he deemed unjust.
Siddaramaiah challenged Sitharaman to a face-to-face debate, urging her to stop lying and participate in an open discussion in the presence of Karnataka's population to let the people decide the truth.
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Five to six opposition MLAs might cross over to Mahayuti in few months: NCP chief whip Anil Patil
Mumbai, Nov 24: There is unrest in the Maha Vikas Aghadi camp and its five to six MLAs might join the ruling Mahayuti in the next few months, claimed NCP chief whip Anil Patil, who has retained his Amalner assembly seat, on Sunday.
The MVA of Congress, NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) suffered a crushing blow in the Maharashtra assembly polls, winning only 46 of the state's 288 seats. By contrast, the BJP-led ruling coalition, which also has NCP and Shiv Sena as partners, bagged an impressive 230 seats.
“There is tremendous unrest among some NCP (SP), Congress and Sena (UBT) MLAs who have been re-elected. Those having good relations with us have expressed concerns over MVA’s massive defeat,” Patil told Marathi news channel ABP Majha.
If one wants development works in his constituency, it is good to be in power, said the legislator from Ajit Pawar’s party.
“The MVA MLAs feel their future is uncertain. It shouldn’t be a surprise if five to six MLAs cross over to the Mahayuti in the next four months,” he said.
In the results of the Maharashtra polls declared on Saturday, BJP won in 132 constituencies, while its partners Shiv Sena and NCP walked away with 57 and 41 seats, respectively.
From the MVA camp, Shiv Sena (UBT) bagged 20 seats followed by Congress’ 16 and 10 by NCP (SP).
