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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ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.

“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.

The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.

Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.

There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.