Oct 27, 2024 09:02 AM IST
Pai questioned the Karnataka authorities’s effectiveness, whereas Gundu Rao challenged him on his silence concerning GST points on X.
Congress chief and Karnataka’s Well being and Household Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and tech business veteran Mohandas Pai traded sharp phrases on Karnataka’s newest financial achievement on X (previously Twitter).
Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao (L) and ex-Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai (R).(File)
In accordance with a current SBI report, Karnataka has surpassed Delhi to turn into the second-highest contributor to India’s direct tax income, producing 11.9 per cent of the nation’s tax earnings for the fiscal yr 2023-24. Maharashtra holds the highest place with a staggering 38.9 per cent, whereas Delhi now ranks third with 10.4 per cent.
Gundu Rao expressed pleasure in Karnataka’s financial milestone, sharing findings on X. “Karnataka fuels India’s aspirations with its substantial tax contributions, driven by impressive economic growth. Despite being denied its rightful share of GST by the Central Government, Karnataka remains one of India’s top-performing states in terms of economic growth.Under the visionary leadership of Siddaramaiah, the government has launched numerous innovative initiatives and flagship programs, prioritizing the welfare of citizens and empowering the common man through guarantee schemes,” he wrote.
Nevertheless, Pai, responded critically to Gundu Rao’s publish.
“This is great. Karnataka is the richest big state in India. But can you tell us what you have done for Bengaluru over the last 18 months? Our lives have become more miserable; corruption has increased. The central government does not decide tax devolution; the finance commission does,” Pai remarked, questioning the state authorities’s method to tackling city challenges and corruption.
In response, Gundu Rao identified what he noticed as Pai’s “surprising silence” on urgent points like Karnataka’s rightful share of Items and Companies Tax (GST). He accused Pai of being fast to criticize the state authorities however much less vocal when it got here to advocating for Karnataka’s fair proportion of GST revenues. Playfully referring to him as “Mounadas” Pai—a nod to the Hindi phrase for silence (“maun”)—Rao mentioned, “I invite you to join our fight to demand what’s rightfully ours so we can collectively work towards a better Bengaluru and Karnataka.”
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