Union Funds disappointing, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Within the Union Funds 2024-25, the Finance Minister has spared near nothing for Karnataka, stated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah whereas addressing a press convention on Tuesday.

He added that other than Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, not one of the different States have obtained particular grants.

“The Centre has 5 union ministers from Karnataka – HD Kumaraswamy, V Somanna, Nirmala Sitharaman, Shobha Karandlaje, and Prahlad Joshi. Regardless of that, few provisions have been granted to both railway or industrial sector,” stated Siddaramaiah, speaking to the media.

The CM added that if Modi has to stay the prime minister, he wants Andhra Pradesh and Bihar’s help. In response to him, three states – Karnataka, Telangana, and Mizoram, had requested particular grants. “Nirmala has been elected to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, so we anticipated her to revive justice to the state. However she has disenchanted our folks.”

Deputy CM DK Shivkumar additionally expressed his disappointment, calling the price range a ‘100 per cent BJP Bachao Funds’. He said on social media platform X, “We had religion within the finance minister, however that’s all they’ve achieved to avoid wasting the federal government by blaming Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. As typical, the central BJP authorities continues to behave as a stepmother to Karnataka. It’s particularly unfair to Congress-ruled states. Funds haven’t been launched for any pending main tasks within the state. In a single line, the present price range is a giant betrayal to Kannadigas.”

Speaking to reporters whereas protesting towards the ‘harassment’ by ED and CBI in the present day, he stated, “No INDIA alliance governments nor opposition events received something, together with Karnataka.”

Union Minister for Metal and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy, alternatively, congratulated the finance minister on X, saying, “It’s a visionary and far-reaching price range. Emphasis was positioned on agriculture, business, infrastructure, and job creation.” Including that the price range goals to create 4 crore jobs, he stated “The price range consists of initiatives to financially empower small and medium-scale industries, which can play an important function in producing employment.”

Political analyst Harish Ramaswamy stated, “The price range isn’t very beneficial to Karnataka nor promising on the entire. Besides that they had some agendas to satisfy in a coalition partnership as a result of the sustenance and continuity of the federal government are necessary to them at this stage. In any other case, it was not strikingly completely different from the routine price range. The particular grants to Andhra and Bihar have been anticipated.”



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