Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that he has written a letter to all the leaders elected from the southern state including Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Pralhad Joshi to join the 'Chalo Delhi' protest over the tax devolution and grants-in-aid to the state.<
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave a 'Chalo Delhi' call to protest against the alleged lack of tax devolution and grants-in-aid to the state by the Centre in the national capital on Wednesday.
Karnataka CM who also announced a protest against the BJP-led centre on Wednesday, said that the demonstration is not a political one but an attempt to' safeguard the interest' of the state.
To cover up its mistakes, the Karnataka state government is holding a protest in Delhi against the Central Government which was nothing but a political stunt, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday.
Addressing a press conference today at the conference hall, Vidhansouda, CM Siddaramaiah said that we must do justice for the opportunity given to us by the people of the state.
CM Siddaramaiah said, "KSRTC and other corporations are providing good service to the people of the state. In the last 4 years during the previous government, no buses were purchased. They stopped 3800 buses which created problems for the people of the state."
After Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that he would lead a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on February 7 against the Union government, BJP MLA Mahesh Tenginkai said that he is doing all this to divert people's attention.
"It's not a political protest; it is a protest for the stepmotherhood treatment of the central government, even when drought hit the state. That's why we have organized this protest on February 7 at 11 a.m. at Jantar Mantar," said Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Karnataka government has constituted an inquiry committee to probe "irregularities" in the Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (KEONICS) during the previous BJP government in the state, said Minister Priyank Kharge.
While speaking to the media in Davangere on Saturday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reacted to the allegations made by the contractors of 10 districts in the state regarding delays in passing of the bills of work under the Nagarothana project. "Will investigate if there is a compl