BJP slams Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka for diverting SC
5 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP slams Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka for diverting SC

Op India  

The Congress government in Karnataka recently decided that it will utilise funds meant for the SC/ST communities to implement the five guarantee schemes it had promised during the assembly elections. Self-proclaimed champion of Social Justice CM @siddaramaiah avare, you looted the ₹187 crore Dalit's money in Valmiki ST welfare board, now… pic.twitter.com/0farmJKGSA — R. Ashoka July 6, 2024 R Ashoka said, “If Babasaheb Ambedkar was alive, he’d have probably taken the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government to task.” The BJP leader further said that the state government has already embezzled Rs 187 crore belonging to the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. The Congress government has reportedly decided to utilise Rs 7,881.91 crore of SCSP-TSP for ‘Gruhalakshmi’ scheme, Rs 70.28 crore for ‘Bhagyalakshmi’ scheme, Rs 2585.93 crore for ‘Gruhajyoti’ scheme, Rs 448.15 crore for ‘Annabhagya’ scheme, Rs 2,187 crore for the direct benefit transfer of ‘Annabhagya’ scheme, and Rs 1,451.45 crore for ‘Shakti’ scheme and Rs 175.50 crore for ‘Yuva Nidhi’ scheme. Indudhar Honnapura of DSS said, “The diversion of SCPTSP funds is an example of unilateral decisions the govt has taken.” The DSS decision to end political support to the Congress party could spell troubles for the grand old party, especially in the wake of the upcoming Zilla and Taluk panchayat elections in the state.

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BJP slams Congress over Rs 600 crore unpaid incentives to Karnataka dairy farmers
6 days, 19 hours ago

BJP slams Congress over Rs 600 crore unpaid incentives to Karnataka dairy farmers

India Today  

Farmers in Karnataka allege that the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government has not paid dairy farmers their incentives for over six months under the Ksheeradhaare scheme, leaving them in distress. As per the scheme, the government must pay Rs 5 per litre of milk supplied by farmers. In a post on X, Ashoka said, “Forget increasing the dairy farmers’ incentive to Rs …

Congress govt failed SCs: BJP
1 week, 2 days ago

Congress govt failed SCs: BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP SC Morcha secretary S. Kumar demanded the state government conduct a special session to discuss the issues of SC and ST community members. Addressing a press conference at the state BJP office at Nampally, Kumar pointed out that the Congress leaders had promised to create three corporations for the Madiga, Mala and the remaining sub-castes of the SC …

BJP offered Rs 50 crore to 50 Congress MLAs to remove me: Siddaramaiah
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP offered Rs 50 crore to 50 Congress MLAs to remove me: Siddaramaiah

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Wednesday, alleged that the Opposition BJP, to remove the Congress-led government in the state, offered Rs 50 crore each to 50 Congress MLAs. According to Siddaramaiah, the BJP resorted to making false accusations against him and his government because its plan to buy off Congress MLAs didn’t succeed. The Chief Minister also named Leader of …

Siddaramaiah may re-induct ex-minister amid Valmiki fund scam allegations
1 month, 1 week ago

Siddaramaiah may re-induct ex-minister amid Valmiki fund scam allegations

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hinted at the re-induction of B Nagendra, a former Congress minister facing allegations of involvement in a large-scale Scheduled Tribes welfare fund scam. When supporters of Anil Chikkamadhu asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to give the MLA a cabinet spot, in a brusque manner typical to him, Siddaramaiah brushed off the suggestion and asked those to let …

BJP conspiring to stop guarantee schemes: Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP conspiring to stop guarantee schemes: Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday warned the public of the state that the Bharatiya Janata Party was "conspiring" to stop the Gruhalakshmi scheme, a state initiative providing ₹2,000 per month to women. Ahead of Karnataka's by-elections on November 13, Shivakumar expressed confidence in Congress's prospects, asserting that the people of Karnataka have shown strong support for Congress's …

PM’s claims of Rs 700 crore from Karnataka for Maharashtra polls pure lie, says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
1 month, 1 week ago

PM’s claims of Rs 700 crore from Karnataka for Maharashtra polls pure lie, says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

New Indian Express  

HUBBALLI/HAVERI: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the Congress in Karnataka was collecting Rs 700 crore from liquor shop owners to fund the party’s election campaign in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said, “It is nothing new for PM Modi to lie. On Modi’s claim that Karnataka Excise Department was diverting Rs 700 crore to fund …

BJP Accused of Spreading Fake News about Guarantees in Congress-ruled States
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP Accused of Spreading Fake News about Guarantees in Congress-ruled States

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress claimed on Thursday that the BJP is spreading fake news about the Congress governments' guarantees and said those who have no achievements to share are resorting to their "tried and tested strategy of lying".The BJP in poll-bound Maharashtra issued Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "The BJP is spreading fake news about the Congress …

Karnataka Chief Minister slams Maharashtra BJP for 'lies' about Gruha Lakshmi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Chief Minister slams Maharashtra BJP for 'lies' about Gruha Lakshmi

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has criticised Maharashtra BJP for allegedly spreading false information about Karnataka’s Gruha Lakshmi scheme. In a post on X, Siddaramaiah accused Maharashtra BJP of attempting to tarnish the Congress-led scheme’s success by publishing "outright lies" in media He was referring to an ad titled, ‘Vaada kiya, dhoka diya’ issued in a newspaper which was published by …

Implement SCSP/TSP Act at national level, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tells Modi
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Implement SCSP/TSP Act at national level, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tells Modi

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging a scam in SC/ST funds in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah refuted the charges and urged PM Narendra Modi to implement the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan and Scheduled Tribe Sub-Plan Act at the national level, to allocate funds proportionate to the Dalit population. “It is ridiculous that Narendra Modi, who has not agreed to implement …

BJP offering Rs 100 crore to Congress MLAs to topple Karnataka government: CM Siddaramaiah
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP offering Rs 100 crore to Congress MLAs to topple Karnataka government: CM Siddaramaiah

India TV News  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is offering Rs 100 crore to Congress MLAs to topple the state government. In 2008 and 2019, they came to power through ‘Operation Lotus’ and backdoor entry,” the Chief Minister said. This has resulted in a 1.66 per cent loss to the state,” the Chief Minister said. “If Union …

Karnataka: Siddaramaiah criticises Centre over fund allocation
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: Siddaramaiah criticises Centre over fund allocation

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday appealed to the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre to initiate steps fair amount of grants to States for development while alleging that in recent years the Central Government deviated from its Constitutional principles thereby meting out “discrimination” in allocation of funds to States. Over the Centre-State relations, the Chief …

Urban Development Minister accuses JDS, BJP leaders of favourable MUDA site allotments
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Urban Development Minister accuses JDS, BJP leaders of favourable MUDA site allotments

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: BJP and JDS MPs from Karnataka on Friday protested in front of the Parliament House in New Delhi, demanding a CBI probe into alleged irregularities at the ST Corporation and allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority. He said when the scandal broke out in Mandya Urban Development Authority, it was handed over to the CBI, but …

Union minister Kishan fires at Congress, says Budget betrayed the promises made
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Union minister Kishan fires at Congress, says Budget betrayed the promises made

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Describing the state Budget as “just juggling of numbers”, Union Coal & Mines Minister and state BJP chief G Kishan Reddy on Thursday alleged that the Congress government betrayed all sections by not allocating funds for implementation of promises made during the Assembly elections. There is no mention of increasing pension amounts, paying unemployment allowance and providing Rs 2,500 …

Govt. defends use of SC/ST funds for Dalit beneficiaries under guarantee schemes
5 months ago

Govt. defends use of SC/ST funds for Dalit beneficiaries under guarantee schemes

The Hindu  

The government on Friday defended the utilisation of funds allocated for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to provide the community members the benefits of guarantees even as the Opposition termed the utilisation as “diversion” of funds that was against the spirit of Karnataka Scheduled Castes Sub-Allocation & Tribal-Sub Allocation Act, 2013. During this financial year, the government intends to utilise …

Mixed bag of achievements for CM Siddaramaiah on completing one year in office
7 months ago

Mixed bag of achievements for CM Siddaramaiah on completing one year in office

Hindustan Times  

It's been a mixed bag of achievements and challenges for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as he completes one year in office on May 20. Riding on the popularity of the five guarantees, namely 'Shakti', 'Gruha Lakshmi', 'Gruha Jyoti, 'Yuva Nidhi' and 'Anna Bhagya', the Congress swept to power in the state a year ago defeating the ruling BJP, headed by …

Campaign highlighting anti-farmers policies of the BJP will impact election outcome in South Karnataka: KRRS president
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Campaign highlighting anti-farmers policies of the BJP will impact election outcome in South Karnataka: KRRS president

The Hindu  

Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha president Badagalpura Nagendra in Mysuru on Saturday said that their vigorous campaign highlighting the anti-farmers policies of the BJP, will affect the parliamentary election results in Karnataka. ‘’We not only interacted with local farmers but conducted seminars and held group discussions across different constituencies and the focus was on nine Parliamentary seats out of 14 which …

Karnataka’s GST collection increased owing to guarantee schemes: Siddaramaiah
9 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka’s GST collection increased owing to guarantee schemes: Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has claimed that the collection of Goods and Services Tax in Karnataka has increased on account of the implementation of guarantee schemes of the Congress government in the State. Addressing a gathering of beneficiaries of various guarantee schemes of the State government in Chamarajanagar near here on Tuesday, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the GST collection in Karnataka had …

BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai criticizes Karnataka state budget, warns of economic downturn
10 months ago

BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai criticizes Karnataka state budget, warns of economic downturn

Hindustan Times  

In a scathing critique of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's 15th budget presentation, BJP leader and Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai expressed concerns over the fiscal direction of the state, asserting that "Development is not possible from Dasoha without Kayaka". Bommai also raised concerns about the government's borrowing practices, stating that despite borrowing ₹1.5 lakh crore, only ₹1,000 crore was allocated for …

Karnataka budget: CM allocates ₹52,000 cr welfare funds on 5 guarantee schemes
10 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka budget: CM allocates ₹52,000 cr welfare funds on 5 guarantee schemes

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday presented his 15th Budget, announcing an outlay of Rs.3.71 lakh crore for the state this financial year. Karnataka chief minster Siddaramaiah with a bag containing budget papers arrived at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru on Friday Despite a presenting revenue deficit budget, the chief minister pinned his hopes on the government’s guarantee schemes to …

Karnataka budget 2024: ₹28,608 crore allocated for Gruha Lakshmi scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka budget 2024: ₹28,608 crore allocated for Gruha Lakshmi scheme

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah allocated ₹28,608 crore for the Gruha Lakshmi scheme while presenting the state's 15th consecutive budget on Friday. The Karnataka government launched the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in August last year, fulfilling the Congress party's one of the five poll promises. However, women government employees taxpayers, and families whose husbands pay income tax or file GST returns are …

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Says Karnataka Got More From NDA Then UPA
10 months, 1 week ago

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Says Karnataka Got More From NDA Then UPA

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: In response to the ruling Congress government accusations of “injustice” in tax devolution and in release of grants to Karnataka by the Bharatiya Janata Party led Central Government, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday furnished details on contributions of Central Government to Karnataka under Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 2014 to till date and stated that …

Siddaramaiah challenges Amit Shah to hold public debate on Karnataka govt’s guarantee schemes
10 months, 1 week ago

Siddaramaiah challenges Amit Shah to hold public debate on Karnataka govt’s guarantee schemes

India TV News  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to participate in a public debate, while claiming that he could prove that the state’s treasury is not empty because of the guarantee schemes. Retorting to Shah’s alleged claims that the Karnataka government’s treasury is empty because of the guarantee schemes, Siddaramaiah said, “If this is Amit Shah's …

T. Harish Rao Slams Congress Budget, Labels Promises as Mere Lies
10 months, 1 week ago

T. Harish Rao Slams Congress Budget, Labels Promises as Mere Lies

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: "The Congress government's inaugural budget has left every section of the population disillusioned, revealing the hollowness of its 'so-called people’s government,' according to senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao. BJP Slams Congress Budget, Accusing It of Wordplay and Neglecting Electoral Promises BJP state president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy criticised the Congress government's budget, stating that it relied …

‘Siddaramaiah raking up North-South divide is a typical characteristic of Cong leaders’: Amit Malviya
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Siddaramaiah raking up North-South divide is a typical characteristic of Cong leaders’: Amit Malviya

Hindustan Times  

BJP's IT cell in charge Amit Malviya on Tuesday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for raking up the North-South divide and said it was a typical characteristic of Congress leaders, who are trusted allies of the ‘Tukde Tukde’ gang. Taking to the micro-blogging site 'X', Malviya said Siddaramaiah should examine the funds Bengaluru gets versus the regions like …

‘Is Finance Commission merely facade under BJP’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Is Finance Commission merely facade under BJP’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has hit out at the Central government over the release of funds for the state, saying that the dwindling grants-in-aid and the glaring absence of budgeted funds raise the question of whether the autonomy of the Finance Commission is merely a 'facade' under the BJP. Siddaramaiah further said that under the 14th Finance Commission, Karnataka received …

Work together to address southern states’ tax concerns
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Work together to address southern states’ tax concerns

New Indian Express  

When Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah leads the ‘Chalo Delhi’ protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi today to highlight the “injustice” meted out to the southern states over their share of taxes, he hopes to transform it into a ‘South Tax Movement’. On this, Siddaramaiah has the support of the chief ministers of Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, who have …

Congress manifesto for Rajasthan elections out, promises caste survey if voted back to power | Key points
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress manifesto for Rajasthan elections out, promises caste survey if voted back to power | Key points

India TV News  

Congress vowed to conduct caste survey in Rajasthan if the party manages to retain power in the state after the Assembly elections set to be held on November 25, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Tuesday, while launching the party's manifesto for the polls. Congress released manifesto for Rajasthan polls, and promised Rs 2 lakh interest-free loan to farmers, MSP …

Congress' Karnataka model is fake, says BJP leader
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress' Karnataka model is fake, says BJP leader

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A top BJP leader from Karnataka on Monday cautioned the people to be wary of the Congress' Karnataka model as it had failed to implement its guarantee schemes. Ashwath Narayan, former deputy chief minister of Karnataka, said, “The Congress has failed to implement its promises like Yuva Nidhi, Gruha Lakshmi, Shakti, Gruha Jyoti and Anna Bhagya. The Congress promised …

Will the Congress’ five guarantees burden Karnataka’s economy?
1 year, 3 months ago

Will the Congress’ five guarantees burden Karnataka’s economy?

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 24, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ A survey conducted by the Kannada online news portal Eedina.com in July has shown overwhelming support for the “five guarantees” that the Congress proclaimed before the Assembly election in May. Highlights A recent survey conducted by Eedina.com point to massive public support for the “five guarantees” announced by the …

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Gruha Jyothi Free Power Scheme Karnataka Congress PM Modi
1 year, 4 months ago

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Gruha Jyothi Free Power Scheme Karnataka Congress PM Modi

ABP News  

Congress-led Karnataka government on Saturday officially launched ‘Gruha Jyothi’ free power scheme for people in the state. While formally launching the scheme by giving away the "zero bill" to 10 people symbolically, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress national President Mallikarjun Kharge strongly hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who earlier accused the ruling Congress of "emptying" state coffers to …

How Siddaramaiah plans to fund his five guarantees
1 year, 5 months ago

How Siddaramaiah plans to fund his five guarantees

India Today  

For Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, the state budget he presented on July 7 was something of a personal milestone. But given the Congress government’s five big-ticket election guarantees, Siddaramaiah’s budget was also keenly watched for details of how he would walk the fiscal tightrope while living up to these poll assurances. According to the chief minister, the total outgo on …

Karnataka Siddaramaiah presents ‘guarantee Budget’ with promise of welfare for all
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka Siddaramaiah presents ‘guarantee Budget’ with promise of welfare for all

The Hindu  

July 07, 2023 10:11 pm | Updated 11:30 pm IST - Bengaluru For promoting inclusive development, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday presented a Budget with focus on welfare for the benefit of the common man by relaunching several discontinued schemes and offering interest-subsidy loans for people at the margins. Backed by 21% growth in GST, Mr. Siddaramaiah in his 14th …

Karnataka | Guarantees to cost around ₹60,000 crore annually
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka | Guarantees to cost around ₹60,000 crore annually

The Hindu  

The five guarantees given by the Congress, which are to be implemented in phases starting from June 11 with the launch of Shakti scheme, are expected to cost around ₹60,000 crore annually, and the guidelines for implementing the schemes are expected to be released shortly. The cost break-up While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah refused to divulge the cost of implementing the …

Karnataka: All 5 guarantees will be implemented in present financial year, announces CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka: All 5 guarantees will be implemented in present financial year, announces CM Siddaramaiah

India TV News  

5 guarantees in Karnataka: As promised, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Friday that all five guarantees will be implemented in the current financial year at a cost of approximately Rs 50,000 crore every year. What are the five guarantees 200 units of free power to all households, Rs 2,000 monthly assistance to the woman head of every family, 10 …

KTR questions Amit Shah\'s claims on Centre\'s aid
2 years, 6 months ago

KTR questions Amit Shah\'s claims on Centre\'s aid

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TRS working president and IT minister K.T. Rama Rao lashed out at Union home minister Amit Shah’s recent utterances that the BJP-led government at the Centre had given Rs 2.52 lakh crore to Telangana state in the last eight years. Rama Rao reiterated that what the state had received from the Centre in that period was Rs 1.68 lakh …

Funds for tribal welfare have increased under Modi govt: Amit Shah in MP
2 years, 8 months ago

Funds for tribal welfare have increased under Modi govt: Amit Shah in MP

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to the welfare of tribals and has allocated ₹78,000 crore for various schemes and programmes for the community ever since he assumed office in 2014, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday. During the Congress government’s time, only ₹21,000 crore was provided for the welfare of people, but after Prime Minister Modi came …

Karnataka bypolls: Cong accuses BJP of distributing Rs 2,000 per vote, CM hits back
3 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka bypolls: Cong accuses BJP of distributing Rs 2,000 per vote, CM hits back

India TV News  

The Congress in Karnataka on Thursday accused the ruling BJP of distributing Rs 2,000 per vote in the bypoll bound Sindagi and Hangal assembly segments, fearing defeat. "As far as I know, a lot of money is being spent, the information that has spread there is that Rs 2,000 is being paid per vote," Siddaramaiah said. State Congress President D …

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