SHIVAMOGGA: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Friday alleged that the Centre has consistently adopted a stepmotherly attitude towards Karnataka in the Union Budget and criticised BJP MPs and Union Ministers from the state for not raising their voice on the issue.
Speaking to reporters near the Shivamogga Circuit House, Shivakumar said, “The Central government has always discriminated against Karnataka in the Budget. BJP MPs and Union Ministers have not spoken up about this. They are behaving as if they are irrelevant—present only in name and not in action.”
When asked about expectations from the Union Budget, he said the Centre had failed to honour its commitments. “They promised Rs 5, 300 crore for the Bhadra Upper Project but have not released the funds, ” he remarked.