Mangaluru: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Council Kota Srinivas Poojary urged the State government to stop blaming the centre and instead announce the Rs 10,000 crore drought relief on its own.
"Congress government in Karnataka has been levelling allegations on the Central government on failure to release funds to tackle drought. The State government should announce a drought relief package," he said after visiting the BJP election office in Mangaluru on Friday.
He said that the state government has failed in drought management, maintenance law and order.
He alleged that the Congress-led government has failed to keep its words with regard to the implementation of the Yuva Nidhi guarantee scheme“Initially, Cogress had promised a guarantee to all unemployed graduates. However, now they have announced that the scheme benefits are available only for graduates of 2022-23."
He said the state government is busy planning the arrest of RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat and Mysuru MP Prathap Simha.
To a query on action against BJP leader Basangouda Patil Yatnal for his alleged statements, Poojary said that the issue is before the party high command. “We're waiting for the party’s decision,” he added.
Published 29 December 2023, 16:26 IST