Congress govt. neglecting tier two cities, says Pralhad Joshi

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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi speaking to the media successful  Hubballi connected  Sunday.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi speaking to the media successful Hubballi connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: PTI

The Congress authorities successful the State is neglecting tier 2 cities similar Hubballi- Dharwad by failing to invitation investment, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said successful Hubballi connected Sunday.

The State authorities is putting nary peculiar effort successful mounting up industries successful tier 2 cities. It has besides failed to clasp industries successful Bengaluru itself, helium said.

For example, “we person seen however Google information centre has shifted to a neighbouring State from Bengaluru. Experts person said that it means a nonaccomplishment of astir ₹1.3 lakh crore investment. We person besides learnt that Google has invested astir ₹3 lakh crore successful Odisha. We should realise that determination should beryllium steadfast contention among the States successful attracting investment. But it is earthy for america to expect that Karnataka authorities should effort harder to beryllium an perfect concern destination,” Mr. Joshi said.

He said that the State authorities tin summation the apical slot successful concern if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Cabinet colleagues are much humble towards assorted stakeholders.

“The Chief Minister and his Ministers should not talk arrogantly. I consciousness that immoderate concessions should beryllium fixed for tier 2 cities. Moreover, respective industries volition come, if the attack of the Chief Minister and different Ministers is right,” helium said.

“The State authorities seems to person gone bankrupt and is incapable adjacent to wage the salaries of watermen successful panchayats. Corruption and deficiency of accountability person risen to unprecedented levels truthful overmuch that Karnataka has been pushed backmost by implicit 20 years,” Mr. Joshi said.

He said that helium volition not respond to the contented of the State authorities not allowing an RSS way march successful Chittapur. “I deliberation the State authorities is trying to deliberately distract attraction from its failures. But then, the RSS has been taking retired marches since its inception,” helium said.

To a query connected Mr. Siddaramaiah’s connection connected Sanatan Dharma, Mr. Joshi said that Sanatan Dharma meant Hinduism.

“It is due to the fact that of Hinduism that determination is bid and bid successful the country. In different countries, determination is unrest,” Mr. Joshi said.

Meanwhile, helium said that nether the enactment of Nitesh Kumar, the NDA volition execute a historical triumph successful the Bihar elections.

Published - October 19, 2025 06:52 p.m. IST

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