Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. File
Karnataka seems to be getting into a contemporary spherical of tussle with the Centre because the Congress-ruled State on July 23 declared that it’s going to boycott the NITI Ayog meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on July 27, accusing the Centre of ignoring its calls for within the Union Budget.
“Now we have determined to boycott the NITI Aayog assembly, which can be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 July, as a mark of protest,” introduced Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in his publish on social media platform X hours after the Union Funds was offered by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
“Regardless of my earnest efforts in calling for an all-party assembly of MPs in New Delhi to debate Karnataka’s important wants, the Union Funds has uncared for our State’s calls for. Finance Minister Sitharaman, who additionally attended the assembly, has ignored the issues of the individuals of Karnataka. We don’t really feel Kannadigas are heard, and therefore there is no such thing as a level in attending the NITI Aayog assembly,” the Chief Minister mentioned, who earlier listed out the calls for of Karnataka “ignored” by the Union Funds at an earlier press meet.
Launching a direct assault on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he mentioned, “Mr. Modi is unable to see States apart from Andhra Pradesh and Bihar as a result of his eyes are set on retaining his publish.”
He additional mentioned even the demand to approve Mekedatu and Mahadayi initiatives had been ignored, whereas funds for metro rail and different infrastructure initiatives are “nonetheless a distant dream.”
It could be famous that the Congress authorities in Karnataka had launched an offensive towards the Centre earlier than the Lok Sabha polls by taking over “My tax, my proper” marketing campaign towards the alleged injustice meted out to it within the devolution of State’s share of central taxes and improvement grants. The ruling Congress legislators had staged a protest towards the Centre in Delhi then. The State has additionally launched a authorized combat towards the Centre by approaching the Supreme Courtroom towards the delay within the disbursal of drought aid.
