Former Chief Minister Siddaramaia on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying Karnataka in a “big way” by not announcing any flood relief for the State during his two day visit, despite the mandate given to him by the people during the Lok Sbha polls.
There was expectation from the people that Modi would announce something to the effect, but he 'did not utter a word on it,”
He recalled that during the previous election, Modi had said that if BJP comes to power at both at State and the centre, the doors of good fortune will open for Karnataka.
“Forget about opening the doors of good fortune, he did not even open the doors of his house to the leaders of his own party, Siddaramaiah said.
Speaking to reporters here, he pointed out that the people of Karnataka had elected 25 BJP MPs during the Lok Sabha polls.
“With 25 MPs and with their own Chief Minister, all we got was Rs 1,200 crore (flood relief).
Thats why I call Yediyurappa a weak CM...He should have demanded for about Rs 36,000 crore estimated from centre and for declaration of floods as national disaster, but he didnt have the courage, he said.
Modi had begun his two-day visit to Karnataka on Thursday, which he ended after attending various programmes at both Tumakuru and Bengaluru. Noting that Modi should have at least given an assurance to examine the States demand of adequate flood relief, Siddaramaiah said the Prime Minister had not responded to it despite Yediyurappa raising the issue, which showed his “neglect” towards Karnataka.
“...People of the state voted for Modi, but today Modi has betrayed Karnataka in a big way, he said. As many as 103 taluks in 22 districts of Karnataka were affected due to unprecedented floods in August, in which over 80 people were killed.