The BJP MLA Munirathna on Monday sought to turn the tables on the Congress government, which has launched the ‘my tax my right’ campaign to seek appropriate share in Central funds and taxes.
Pointing out in the Assembly that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his ministerial colleagues and the ruling Congress legislators staged a protest in Delhi recently seeking rightful share for Karnataka, which is the second highest contributor of taxes in the country, Mr. Munirathna referred to Bengaluru not getting its rightful share of funds for development in the State Budget despite accounting for 60% of Karnataka’s revenues.
“How can you follow different yardsticks by staging a protest in Delhi to seek rightful share of funds for the State and ignoring Bengaluru in the Budget presented by you,” he remarked.
