Is Siddaramaiah Leading Karnataka Towards Bankruptcy?

Bengaluru, June 24 (NationPress) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi has claimed that Karnataka's Home Minister G Parameshwara has inadvertently revealed the state's financial turmoil, aligning himself with other MLAs in their criticisms.

“This is incredibly shameful,” he noted.

While addressing reporters in Delhi, Joshi highlighted that in Badami, the Home Minister candidly stated that 'Siddaramanna (CM Siddaramaiah) lacks funds for development,' thereby shedding light on the alarming state of Karnataka’s economy. By admitting to the empty state treasury, he has publicly acknowledged the government's financial crisis.

Joshi, criticizing this admission, called upon CM Siddaramaiah to finally confront the shortcomings of his administration.

He accused Siddaramaiah, who once positioned himself as a financial authority, of steering a once prosperous Karnataka towards a state of bankruptcy.

“Since his return to power as Chief Minister, he has driven the state's economy into disarray,” Joshi asserted.

“Karnataka has now become the leading state in corruption,” Joshi alleged.

He pointed out that the financial collapse of the state, attributed to unscientific guarantee schemes, has already been recognized by the CM’s own economic advisor and Congress MLA, Basavaraj Rayareddy.

Additionally, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar's arrogant statement -- ‘We will disburse the Gruha Lakshmi scheme funds only after revenue is collected’ -- has further confirmed the deteriorating financial situation in the state, Joshi added.

Even Energy Minister K.J. George, a close ally of the CM, confessed that there were no funds available for development. Subsequently, MLA B.R. Patil exposed significant corruption in the Housing Department, highlighting the mismanagement of the corrupt Congress regime. Yet, CM Siddaramaiah continues to exhibit leniency towards Housing Minister Zameer Ahmad Khan, Joshi criticized.

Moreover, MLA Raju Kage has escalated the issue by stating that funds are not being allocated for constituency development and that the administrative infrastructure has completely broken down. He even mentioned the possibility of resigning. Another MLA, N.Y. Gopalakrishna, expressed that “there isn’t even enough money to construct a single drainage system.”

“How many more MLAs need to express their dissatisfaction before the Congress government’s financial crisis is irrefutable?” Union Minister Pralhad Joshi questioned.

In light of the rising embarrassment for the Congress administration in Karnataka following remarks made by its own senior MLAs, State Home Minister G. Parameshwara ignited a new controversy by declaring that CM Siddaramaiah has depleted all funds as everything has already been dispensed to the populace in the form of rations.

Continuing his critique of the Siddaramaiah administration, senior Congress MLA Raju Kage, representing the Kagawada Assembly constituency, remarked on Tuesday that he had presented his concerns to the Chief Minister and Deputy CM but received no response.

Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Raju Kage, who had previously warned of his readiness to resign over the lack of work orders for the past two years, reiterated his deep disappointment regarding the current situation.

On Monday, MLA Raju Kage stated that despite funds being made available for development activities in his constituency, no work orders had been processed, leading him to consider leaving the party.

“I might resign from the party,” he said, igniting a political stir.

Congress MLA and Deputy Chairman of the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission, B.R. Patil, alleged that housing allocations are being made based on bribery.