Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday accused the Congress authorities in Karnataka of discovering methods to discontinue its flagship assure schemes, whereas “burdening” the widespread individuals with elevated prices such because the current 15 per cent hike in public transport bus fares.
The controversy erupted after a letter from Union minister HD Kumaraswamy, which alleged Chandrashekhar of allegedly utilizing offensive language (ANI)
Kumaraswamy stated, “The Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) is someone who has presented the most number of budgets in the state, as he has also held a finance portfolio, with his consent the five guarantee schemes were implemented and they (Congress) claim that they have walked the talk, but to walk the talk they are playing with the lives of the common man.”
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Expressing concern over the fare hike, he stated it impacted farmers, labourers, and the working class. “By increasing bus fares by 15 per cent, what has this government achieved? These hikes affect the lives of the common people, not the wealthy or ministers’ families,” he stated, including that the hike displays the federal government’s insensitivity in direction of the struggles of the underprivileged.
The revised bus fares, which took impact at midnight on Saturday, have drawn criticism from opposition events and numerous sections of society. The JDS chief charged the federal government with indulging in “daylight robbery,” claiming that within the guise of implementing assure schemes, it was extracting a number of instances more cash from the identical beneficiaries.
“The Congress government claims it is fulfilling its promises, but at what cost? They are taking money from the people through fare hikes, increased stamp duties, and higher cess on petrol and diesel, and then giving it back in the form of schemes like Gruha Lakshmi. This is no achievement,” he remarked.
He additional alleged that corruption underneath the present administration has reached unprecedented ranges. “Contractors supporting the Congress have said commissions now exceed 60 percent, which is worse than the previous government. Corruption is rampant at Vidhana Soudha and across departments, with fixed percentages for ministers.”
Acknowledging that some individuals have benefited from the state authorities’s assure schemes, Kumaraswamy stated the fare hike and different monetary burdens is likely to be a part of a technique to ultimately part out these schemes.
“Looking at the government’s actions, it appears they are preparing excuses to do away with these schemes in the future. This could be a prelude to that conspiracy,” he stated.
The previous CM additionally highlighted the suicide circumstances of contractors and officers, attributing them to the rampant corruption within the administration. He urged CM Siddaramaiah to carry his administration accountable.
“Those around the CM are looting the state’s resources. You (Siddaramaiah) will have to answer to your conscience and pay the price for this mismanagement,” he stated.
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