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Accusing the Union authorities of blocking Karnataka’s progress, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge has said that the Centre’s nonaccomplishment to merchandise its promised stock of funds has deed the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and respective different improvement projects successful the State.
Addressing a property league present connected Saturday, Mr. Kharge said the State was expecting ₹2,500 crore nether JJM past twelvemonth but received lone ₹517 crore. “The State authorities had to measurement successful and screen the remaining magnitude to guarantee radical did not suffer. But the Centre has again failed to merchandise its stock this year, it [Centre] has to merchandise astir ₹13,000 crore to Karnataka against the JJM scheme. Yet, the Prime Minister successful Parliament claimed that determination are nary pending dues to Karnataka”, helium added.
The Minister took connected Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Karnataka MPs for remaining soundless connected issues affecting the State. The Centre had failed to merchandise the funds recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, and adjacent the funds of ₹6,000 crore allocated for drinking h2o projects successful Kalaburagi and Bidar districts and funds required for nationalist road projects successful the State were besides withheld, helium alleged.
Probe agencies
Replying to a question, Mr. Kharge said the Centre was utilizing probe agencies selectively. He noted that caller notices had been served connected Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and erstwhile MP D.K. Suresh nether the Prevention of Money Laundering Act successful the National Herald case. Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate had questioned Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge successful the aforesaid matter. “These actions are intelligibly politically motivated,” helium remarked.
Mr. Kharge accused the BJP of refusing to talk astir corruption involving its ain leaders He said the declining rupee and closure of lakhs of tiny and micro enterprises contradict the Union government’s claims of ‘Amrit Kaal’ and ‘Viksit Bharat’. “The Modi-led government’s slogans look to payment lone capitalists, not the communal people,” helium said.
He criticised the Prime Minister for not inviting Opposition leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit, saying that an established contented had been broken.
MLAs Allamprabhu Patil and Kaneez Fatima, MLC Tippannappa Kamakanoor, KUDA Chairman Mazhar Khan were present.
