BJP has no moral right to seek votes: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that the Congress-led UPA government at the centre had waived loans to the tune of Rs 72,000 crore while the present Union government has not waived off even a single rupee.

“The BJP has no moral right to seek votes from people. The Congress has ensured guarantees to 3.50 crore women of Karnataka. We have spent
Rs 1.40 lakh crore on five guarantee schemes. The BJP had made a false propaganda that these schemes would empty the treasury. However, we have been extending the benefits for the last three years,” Siddaramaiah said.

He was addressing a public meeting as part of campaign for bypoll to Bagalkot Assembly constituency. 

The chief minister accused the Centre of delaying gazette notification for raising the height of Almatti dam.

State BJP president B Y Vijayendra conducts door-to-door campaign in Bagalkot on Monday.