Chief Minister Siddaramaiah holds public meeting in Kalaburagi
The Hindu
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the BJP MPs elected from the State, alleging that they failed to raise the issues and bring adequate funds for Karnataka. He was addressing a rally in support of party candidate for Kalaburagi Lok Sabha Constituency Radhakrishna Doddamani here on Friday.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the BJP MPs elected from the State, alleging that they failed to raise the issues and bring adequate funds for Karnataka. He was addressing a rally in support of party candidate for Kalaburagi Lok Sabha Constituency Radhakrishna Doddamani here on Friday.
“The people of Karnataka have elected 25 BJP members to the Parliament during last elections. Did they ever raise their voice in the Parliament or seek grants for Karnataka,” he questioned.
He was speaking in support of Congress candidate Radhakrishna Doddamani at a campaign meeting held in Kalaburagi city.
The Congress in its manifesto has announced 25 new guarantees for the people of the nation. However, the Congress government in Karnataka has fulfilled its promise made during last Assembly elections by implementing the five guarantees soon after assuming power.
Clarifying that the State government would not stop the five guarantee schemes at any cost, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the State government has reserved ₹52,000 crore for the implementation of the guarantees this year. The citizens are getting 200 units of power free under the Gruha Jyoti scheme, and lakhs of women have benefitted from the Shakti Scheme.
“We have implemented Gruha Lakshmi scheme, Yuva Shakti scheme and Anna Bhagya Scheme, but what happened to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promises of providing ₹15 lakh to everyone and bringing back black money, doubling the farmer’s income and providing 2 crore jobs every year,” he asked.
The Chief Minister alleged that the Modi-led BJP government at Centre blocked the sale of rice to the State from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in an attempt to make the Anna Bhagya Scheme in Karnataka fail. “When the Centre refused to provide rice to the State despite having adequate stock, the BJP MPs in the State did not make any efforts to convince the Centre. Do you want to vote for such leaders [BJP candidates],” Mr. Siddaramaiah questioned.
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