More money was borrowed under BJP rule, claims Siddaramaiah

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah taking portion  successful  a roadshow astatine  Naganur colony   of Davangere South Assembly Constituency connected  Wednesday.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah taking portion successful a roadshow astatine Naganur colony of Davangere South Assembly Constituency connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: PTI

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that successful 4 years of its rule, the erstwhile BJP authorities borrowed ₹5,30,000 crore portion the Congress authorities has taken ₹2,56,000 crore successful the past 3 years.

The Chief Minister, who reached Davangere connected Wednesday to canvass for the Congress campaigner successful the byelection for Davangere South Assembly Constituency, told presspersons that erstwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, determination was a indebtedness of ₹53.11 lakh crore connected the state and now, it has accrued to ₹218 lakh crore which intelligibly shows that the BJP has raised much loans astatine some the State and Central level.

On the request by BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra for White Paper connected the State’s fiscal position, helium said that an elaborate treatment was already held connected the contented during the Budget Session and the State authorities has fixed a elaborate reply.

“While the GDP of the state is 7.15, Karnataka’s GDP is 8.1. The State Budget outlay has accrued by 9.4% this twelvemonth and the State Budget is amended than the Central Budget. While Maharashtra tops the state successful GST collection, Karnataka is successful the 2nd position. Even successful attracting investments, Karnataka is successful fig 1 position. Despite each these, BJP leaders are making governmental statement,” helium said.

On Congress being criticised for soaring prices by the BJP successful its manifesto, the Chief Minister said that earlier Mr. Narendra Modi came to power, home LPG cyclinders were made disposable to households astatine ₹414. However, the terms has present reached adjacent to ₹1,000. Fuel prices person been accrued by the Union government. Moreover, compared to different States, the prices are comparatively little successful Karnataka, helium said.

“The State’s fiscal wellness is beardown and it is moving up successful the way of progress. Under the 5 warrant schemes, truthful far, ₹1.35 lakh crore person been credited to the slope accounts of women. In Davangere South constituency, ₹535 crore has been credited to beneficiaries of Gruhalaxmi scheme. When specified ample magnitude is being fixed to the radical directly, saying the Exchequer is bare is ridiculous,” helium said.

Pointing retired the falling rupee against the American dollar, helium claimed that the improvement indicates the collapsing economical concern of the state nether Mr. Modi.

Mr. Siddaramaiah said that erstwhile successful powerfulness successful the State, the BJP did not lend towards the improvement of Davangere and Bagalkot, portion the Congress is committed to ensuring improvement and volition merchandise much grants successful the coming days.

“Amid the misinformation run by the BJP, the Congress has triumphed successful the erstwhile bypolls. The Congress adjacent won successful the constituency wherever a erstwhile Chief Minister’s lad contested,” helium said and added that present too, the radical volition enactment the Congress.

To a query, helium said that Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan volition beryllium participating successful the predetermination campaign.

Published - April 01, 2026 08:37 p.m. IST

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