Senior Congress leader and KPCC working president Ramalinga Reddy on Saturday sought to highlight the BJP Government’s “glaring discrimination” in the release of funds to constituencies represented by Congress MLAs in Bengaluru city under various schemes.
He said 15 BJP MLAs of the city had been allocated a whopping ₹9,880.15 crore while 12 Congress MLAs have been given ₹2,186.48 crore since the BJP Government came to power in the State. BJP MLAs have received funds more than five times that of the Congress MLAs, he claimed. The lone JD(S) MLA, representing Dasarahalli, has been given ₹288.5 crore.
The Government released funds to MLAs for undertaking works under the Amrut Yojana, Nagarothana, and storm-water drain schemes.