<p>Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa was lying about releasing <br />Rs 100 crore at one go for the Kalasa-Banduri canal project, when he was at the helm.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters here, Kumaraswamy said that Yeddyurappa, as chief minister, over a period of four years (2008-2011), had released only Rs 69 crore, and not Rs 100 crore as he had claimed.</p>.<p>In fact, from 2005 till date, the total amount set aside for the project was around Rs 200 crore he said. "In 2005-06, Rs one crore was allocated, and Rs 57 lakh was spent while in 2006-07, Rs 42 lakh was utilised out of the Rs one crore allocated. In the year 2007-08, Rs 25 crore was allocated, but only Rs 2.38 crore was spent; while in 2008-09, Rs 12 crore was spent."</p>.<p>In 2009-10, Rs 36 crore was spent, he said, adding that Yeddyurappa was exaggerating the amount utilised. "Where is the question of Yeddyurappa as deputy chief minister releasing Rs 100 crore during the JD(S)-BJP coalition? As deputy chief minister and chief minister, he has only sanctioned Rs 69 crore," said Kumaraswamy.</p>.<p>While Rs 30 crore had been set aside for the project during the D V Sadananda Gowda regime (2011-12), Rs 19.80 crore was spent when Jagadish Shettar was the chief minister (2012-13). The Siddaramaiah government had spent Rs 81.27 crore ever since it came to power, till date, he said.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">'Scared of Modi</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy said that the state BJP leaders including the 17 BJP Lok Sabha MPs were responsible for the present fiasco over the Mahadayi dispute.</p>.<p>"The BJP leaders are so useless that they failed to even impress upon the prime minister to intervene and settle the matter. JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda was the one who took the initiative. The BJP leaders are scared to stand before Modi. They should stop attacking the JD(S) unnecessarily," he added.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa was lying about releasing <br />Rs 100 crore at one go for the Kalasa-Banduri canal project, when he was at the helm.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters here, Kumaraswamy said that Yeddyurappa, as chief minister, over a period of four years (2008-2011), had released only Rs 69 crore, and not Rs 100 crore as he had claimed.</p>.<p>In fact, from 2005 till date, the total amount set aside for the project was around Rs 200 crore he said. "In 2005-06, Rs one crore was allocated, and Rs 57 lakh was spent while in 2006-07, Rs 42 lakh was utilised out of the Rs one crore allocated. In the year 2007-08, Rs 25 crore was allocated, but only Rs 2.38 crore was spent; while in 2008-09, Rs 12 crore was spent."</p>.<p>In 2009-10, Rs 36 crore was spent, he said, adding that Yeddyurappa was exaggerating the amount utilised. "Where is the question of Yeddyurappa as deputy chief minister releasing Rs 100 crore during the JD(S)-BJP coalition? As deputy chief minister and chief minister, he has only sanctioned Rs 69 crore," said Kumaraswamy.</p>.<p>While Rs 30 crore had been set aside for the project during the D V Sadananda Gowda regime (2011-12), Rs 19.80 crore was spent when Jagadish Shettar was the chief minister (2012-13). The Siddaramaiah government had spent Rs 81.27 crore ever since it came to power, till date, he said.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">'Scared of Modi</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy said that the state BJP leaders including the 17 BJP Lok Sabha MPs were responsible for the present fiasco over the Mahadayi dispute.</p>.<p>"The BJP leaders are so useless that they failed to even impress upon the prime minister to intervene and settle the matter. JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda was the one who took the initiative. The BJP leaders are scared to stand before Modi. They should stop attacking the JD(S) unnecessarily," he added.</p>
