Karnataka lost ₹15,000 crore to GST and now Modi calls its reduction ‘Deepavali gift’: Siddaramaiah

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

After “extorting money” from the radical for 8 years nether the aged GST system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is present patting himself, calling GST simplification a “Deepavali gift,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said connected Tuesday.

People of Karnataka person mislaid ₹15,000 crore owing to GST implicit 8 years and the improvement of Bengaluru is being undertaken astatine a outgo of ₹1.2 lakh crore without immoderate fiscal enactment from the Centre, helium said. 

Mr. Siddaramaiah besides criticised the BJP implicit the Bengaluru metro project. “We are the ones who are paying 87% of the wealth for the metro. But the BJP is lying by saying that the metro is simply a Central project. Why are you voting for specified fake people?,” helium asked.  

Let MPs talk up

He further questioned MPs from the city. “Has MP P.C. Mohan spoken connected your behalf successful Parliament? MP Tejasvi Surya - I telephone him Amavasya Surya. Has helium spoken astir the injustice and betrayal being done to the State till today? Have Ministers Shobha Karandlaje and H.D. Kumaraswamy spoken adjacent for a azygous time astir the betrayal of the State by the Modi government?”

The Chief Minister remarked that erstwhile the BJP was successful power, not a azygous caller roadworthy was built. He besides took a excavation astatine BJP leaders, arguing that nary one, including R. Ashok and B.Y. Vijayendra had immoderate accidental of their ain and person to travel the diktats of the RSS.

BJP hits back

Meanwhile, hitting retired astatine Mr. Siddaramaiah for accusing the Centre of meting retired injustice to Karnataka and trying to amusement the BJP-JD(S) MPs successful a mediocre airy by questioning their soundlessness successful the Lok Sabha, the BJP urged the Chief Minister to archetypal database his ain achievements since helium took over.

“Before pointing the digit astatine the Centre, fto the Chief Minister and his ministerial colleagues archer the radical of the State if they person taken immoderate caller schemes for them successful the past two-and-a-half years,” Mr. Vijayendra told presspersons successful Bengaluru.

“Except chanting the names of warrant schemes, they person done thing for the improvement of the State. Their lone accomplishment is converting Karnataka into an ATM for the Congress precocious command,” helium alleged.

Published - October 21, 2025 07:22 p.m. IST

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