Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Friday, April 28, argued in favour of a “double engine” government for taking Karnataka on the path of progress.
Addressing a press conference in Mysuru, Ms. Lekhi said that Central Government schemes can be better implemented if the State Governments are run by the same party as the one at the Centre. The State Governments can prove to be impediments in the implementation of the Central Government schemes if run by different parties.
She cited the example of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government in Delhi and alleged that the Delhi Government was not implementing the Central Government schemes like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojane for providing affordable housing and the Ayushman Bharat scheme, which provides health insurance coverage to low-income groups.
