Calling BJP Government in Karnataka as “a child born illicitly from Operation Kamala”, the Opposition Congress on Thursday warned the ruling party that people would punish it, if it doesnt keep the promise of making the state a ‘Rama Rajya.’
Alleging that the BS Yediyurappa-led Government in the state has not come to power with the mandate of the people, but only by engineering the defection of 17 Congress-JD(S) legislators, the Leader of Opposition in the assembly Siddaramaiah said there was no programme from the current dispensation worth mentioning in the last seven to eight months.
“There is no programme of the BJP Government in the last 7-8 months that is worth mentioning; all the mentions made in the address are of previous Congress and coalition Government, he said.
He accused the Government of failing to get the right share of central funds to the state on time, despite having the same party in power at the Centre.
Siddaramaiah said there would be over a Rs 11,000-crore shortfall in tax devolution to Karnataka during 15th finance commission, while warning that “We are going to suffer if this continues and the administration doesnt act.”
You (BJP) people had said that you will make Karnataka a Rama Rajya if party comes to power both at the state and the Centre...Where is it? Do it,” he said.
You (BJP) will construct Ram Mandir and bring in Uniform Civil Code, because it is your agendabut also make efforts towards building Rama Rajya as you had promised or else you may have
to eat your own words, and people will punish you, he said.
Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks to Governors address in the assembly, Siddaramaiah said the state government has failed to give any preview through the address.
The Governors address doesnt have anything from this Government, except the state providing Rs 4,000 crore in addition to the Central governments Rs 6,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme,” he said.