Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of ‘lying blatantly’ by claiming that Karnataka had delayed submission of its memorandum to the Centre for drought relief.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on April 3, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the State Government had submitted its memorandum for drought relief three times by October 2023 before the Central team visited Karnataka to assess the ground situation.
“If this is false, I will resign,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said before asking Union Home Minister Amit Shah if he will submit his resignation if it is untrue.