Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s announcement of increasing the allocation for Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB) from the present ₹3,000 crore to ₹5,000 crore has triggered a political tussle with the Opposition Congress describing this as an eyewash and a strategy to impress voters ahead of the Assembly elections.
Addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Priyank Kharge, spokesperson of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, said that it was a promise that was made not for implementation but for impressing voters in the Assembly elections.
“After participating in Kalyana Karnataka Utsav Day in Kalaburagi on Saturday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that he would increase the budgetary allocations to KKRDB to ₹5000 crore in the next Budget. He made this announcement clearly keeping the Assembly elections in mind. It is meant for election and not for implementation. Making tall promises ahead of elections and going back on them is their [BJP’s] habit,” Mr. Priyank said.
