Self-serving petty politics of BJP: Congress slams govt for ‘withholding’ funds for Karnataka

Unique Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused the Modi authorities of withholding funds that could well additionally quiet “rightfully” dash to Karnatakaannouncing the people of the notify are being made to pay the associated price excellent because they exercised their democratic ultimate to elect a Congress authorities. Congress total secretary in-payment, communications, Jairam Ramesh alleged that Top Minister Narendra Modi is constantly making an try to “throttle” the finances of India’s states.

His remarks came after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleged in a post on X that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is constantly denying the written be conscious.

“The period in-between yarn of the 15 FC (Finance Commission) for 2020-21 sanctioned Rs 6764 crores for three states, viz Karnataka (Rs 5495 crores), Telangana (Rs 723 crores) & Mizoram (Rs 546 crores),” Siddaramaiah said.

“These grants had been instructed no longer as a consequence of any particular esteem for these states. These had been instructed to ensure that no notify receives a decrease part in devolution in absolute numbers than the old year,” he said.

Within the final yarn, the 15th Finance Commission additionally instructed Rs 6,000 crore for Karnataka, Rs 3,000 crore for revival of water our bodies and Rs 3,000 crore for the Peripheral Ring Toll road for Bengaluru, he said.

The Ministry of Finance refused to accept these two suggestions, thus denying the rightful part for Karnataka, Siddaramaiah said.

“Smt @nsitharaman avare, we’re no longer asking for funds to our 5 Ensures. Now we dangle ample provision for those in our funds, thanks,” the chief minister said.

“Since you construct no longer appear to dangle any religion in or dedication to the federal polity enshrined in our Structure, you construct no longer appear to attain the belief of rightful a part of the states. Kannadigas set apart a question to their part. They aren’t begging,” Siddaramaiah said.

Tagging Siddaramaiah’s post, Ramesh said the Modi authorities and its “distant-controlled ministers” will sinful every line to violate the spirit of federalism, sidestep the suggestions of constitutional our bodies and unleash their political vendettas.

“This time, the associated price is being paid by the people of Karnataka, excellent because they exercised their democratic ultimate to elect a Congress authorities,” he alleged.

Ramesh additionally pointed out that the Finance Commission had instructed Rs 5,495 crore in particular grants, plus Rs 6,000 crore for particular projects, to be transferred to Karnataka.

Even supposing Karnataka contributes Rs 4.3 lakh crore every year in taxes, the finance minister, incidentally a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, has rejected these suggestions and withheld almost Rs 12,000 crore in funds that could well additionally quiet rightfully dash to the notify, he claimed.

“Whereas CM Modi enjoyed speaking about states’ considerations and complaining referring to the a part of funds going to Gujarat, PM Modi consistently tries to throttle the finances of India’s states,” Ramesh alleged.

“Just a few months ago, a major NITI Aayog unswerving printed that the Modi Sarkar had tried to intimidate the 14th Finance Commission into lowering the instructed a part of taxes to the states,” he claimed.

On one side there is the ‘Bharat Jodo’ ideology of the Congress and on the change side, this “self-serving petty politics of the BJP”, Ramesh said.