<p>A video clip in which senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah is seen expressing disappointment over the presentation of a fresh budget by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has gone viral.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah, the chief minister in the previous Congress regime, is undergoing nature therapy at ‘Shanthivana’ in Dharmastala. In the video footage (which appears to have been recorded on a mobile phone) first broadcast by a news channel on Sunday, Siddaramaiah is seen discussing politics with MLAs S T Somashekhar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Muniratna and others. He is seen telling the legislators that the government is preparing to present a fresh budget even when a common minimum programme had not been prepared.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah, Chairman of the Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee in the coalition government, had told Kumaraswamy he must present a supplementary budget instead of a full-fledged one. However, Kumaraswamy met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and got clearance for a full budget which he will present on July 5.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“They are going to present budget, it seems. Went to Rahul Gandhi and got a green signal,” Siddaramaiah is heard saying. He also expresses unhappiness that Deputy Chief Minister Parameshwara did not come to his support. “Parameshwara says it is quite common for a government to present a new budget... He (Kumaraswamy) has become chief minister with the support of Congress. There is a budget that was presented by Congress. Let them present a new budget if they continue in power,” Siddaramaiah says.</p>
<p>A video clip in which senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah is seen expressing disappointment over the presentation of a fresh budget by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has gone viral.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah, the chief minister in the previous Congress regime, is undergoing nature therapy at ‘Shanthivana’ in Dharmastala. In the video footage (which appears to have been recorded on a mobile phone) first broadcast by a news channel on Sunday, Siddaramaiah is seen discussing politics with MLAs S T Somashekhar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Muniratna and others. He is seen telling the legislators that the government is preparing to present a fresh budget even when a common minimum programme had not been prepared.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah, Chairman of the Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee in the coalition government, had told Kumaraswamy he must present a supplementary budget instead of a full-fledged one. However, Kumaraswamy met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and got clearance for a full budget which he will present on July 5.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“They are going to present budget, it seems. Went to Rahul Gandhi and got a green signal,” Siddaramaiah is heard saying. He also expresses unhappiness that Deputy Chief Minister Parameshwara did not come to his support. “Parameshwara says it is quite common for a government to present a new budget... He (Kumaraswamy) has become chief minister with the support of Congress. There is a budget that was presented by Congress. Let them present a new budget if they continue in power,” Siddaramaiah says.</p>
