Bengaluru, Jan 16: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday hit out at Narendra Modi for 'sleeping' on the issues concerning the state and alleged that the Centre has neglected the aspirations of Kannadigas.

In a post on micro-blogging site X', the Chief Minister accused the Prime Minister of being awake for his personal PR and dozing off when it comes to the matter related to Karnataka.

"When the Prime Minister dozes, the nation loses! Narendra Modi is always awake for his personal PR & BJP's campaign, but is always seen sleeping on issues concerning Karnataka," he said.

Siddaramaiah uploaded a morphed image of Modi taking a nap on a chair with a caption that read Karnataka endures it worst drought in 47 years, suffers Rs 30,000 crore loss.

"Instead of addressing Karnataka's plight, PM is sleeping tight."

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The post on X' also read, "A stark reality in Karnataka, where central funds are reduced or denied, aspirations of Kannadigas neglected, relief funds from Union govt yet to reach the farmers."

"His (Modi's) mantra? Ignore. Neglect. Sleep. Repeat! BJP MPs mantra? Maintain silence. Fan Modi. Betray Kannadigas. Allow Modi to Sleep Peacefully. Repeat! Wake up, Mr Prime Minister! Time to ensure the rightful share of Karnataka!" Siddaramaiah said.

Another post "A glimpse of @narendramodi, smiling in his sleep, while giving sleepless nights to Kannadigas", had the image of Prime Minister with a caption "Vital projects like Upper Krishna & Mahadayi left high and dry. While Karnataka thirsts for action, PM naps on solutions."

Siddaramaiah also took a dig at Modi, saying he sleeps when asked about the corruption committed by BJP leaders.

The caption read, "Rs 40,000 crore COVID-19 irregularities. Rs 45 masks sold for Rs 485. It a time of masks and fears, PM's response disappears."

"Contractor coerced for bribes by BJP minister forced to commit suicide. A life in despair, PM's response lost in thin air," the post showed PM sleeping on the table.

The Chief Minister's jibe at Modi comes days after BJP posted similar content on X' showing Siddaramaiah sleeping.

The BJP Karnataka unit had posted an image of the Chief Minister with a caption, which said Siddaramaiah is sleeping in the face of farmers' suicides, government transportation stalled, frequent power cuts, severe drought, declining startup funding and Foreign Direct Investment inflow, deteriorating law and order and corporates turning away.

"Their mantra? Loot. Ruin. Sleep. Repeat! Once a thriving Karnataka has become a night-time lullaby under this #sleepingsarkar. Wake up, Mr CM! Time to put this nightmare to bed!" the party had said in the post.

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Imphal, Nov 24: The autopsy reports of three of the six persons killed in Manipur's Jiribam district by suspected Kuki militants revealed multiple bullet injuries and lacerations on various parts of their bodies, officials said on Sunday.

The report of three-year-old Chingkheinganba Singh showed that his right eye was missing and he had a bullet wound in the skull, they said.

The report also noted cut wounds, fractures in the chest, and lacerations on the forearm and other parts of his body. Signed on November 17, the report indicated that the child's body was in a "state of decomposition", they added.

The report said the cause of death would be pending until the receipt of the chemical analysis report of viscera from the Directorate of Forensic Sciences in Guwahati, officials said.

The post-mortem examinations were conducted at the Silchar Medical College Hospital (SMCH) in Assam's Cachar district.

The report also detailed the injuries sustained by his mother, L Heitonbi Devi (25), who had "three bullet wounds in the chest and one in the buttock", officials said.

According to the report, her body was brought to SMCH on November 18, around seven days after her death, they said.

The child's grandmother, Y Rani Devi (60), suffered five bullet wounds -- one in the skull, two in the chest, one in the abdomen, and one in an arm, officials said.

Her body was brought to SMCH on November 17, at least three to five days after her death, the report noted.

The autopsy reports also showed deep lacerations on many parts of the bodies of the two women.

The cause of Rani Devi's death is also yet to be known, awaiting the chemical analysis report of the viscera, officials said.

The post-mortem reports of one more woman and two children are still pending, they said.

The six persons belonging to the Meitei community had gone missing from a relief camp in Jiribam after a gunfight between security forces and suspected Kuki-Zo militants that resulted in the deaths of 10 insurgents on November 11.

Their bodies were found in the Jiri river in Jiribam district, and the nearby Barak river in Assam's Cachar over the next few days.