"There has been an outcry that states are not getting their share of taxes properly from the Centre. Currently, the 16th Finance Commission is being constituted. We are advocating that taxes should be shared appropriately with the states that pay the highest taxes to the Centre," he said.
BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Congress government in Karnataka and said that despite having experienced leaders as CM, Deputy CM, and ministers, their fighting over positions is not in Karnataka's best interest.
Hitting out at the Congress-led government in Karnataka over the calls for appointing more Deputy Chief Ministers in the state, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said this has been "well planned" by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to cut the powers of Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
This comes after Karnataka Minister and Congress leader KN Rajanna on Monday demanded additional Deputy Chief Ministers in Karnataka and asked the party high command to consider the request.
After meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi where key issues concerning Karnataka's development and progress were discussed, Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah on Saturday submitted a detailed letter to Prime Minister Modi highlighting key demands and priorities for Karnataka's deve
In a post on X, the Karnataka CM office said that the state government and Centre are committed to "working together for the state's growth and prosperity."
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed his support for Rahul Gandhi stating that he has been appointed as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha to "tackle the BJP".
"The chief minister is under tremendous pressure since all the ruling MLAs are pressurizing to release the funds for development in their respective constituencies. But the financial situation is so bad in Karnataka that even the chief minister is finding it difficult to give salaries to the
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday instructed to hand over the investigation into the death of a second-year BBA student R Prabuddha to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Karnataka Police. Prabuddha was found with her throat and wrist slit at her home in Brindavan Layo