Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok claimed that the Congress in the State was trying to “mislead people by blaming the Centre for fund crunch”.
Mr. Ashok’s statement comes after the Congress announced that all its legislators, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, will stage a protest against the “injustice” to the State in tax devolution and Central funds on February 7 in New Delhi. He termed the protest an “election gimmick” and said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had clarified that there were no pending dues from the Union government to the State.
He demanded that Mr. Siddaramaiah publish a White Paper on funds the State has got from the Union government during 10 years of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rule and during 10 years of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rule.
