Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has publicly responded to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's dismissal of the state government's claims of unfair treatment in the release of central grants for 2021 to 2026. The Congress accused the BJP of withholding funds for Karnataka, labeling it as self-serving petty politics. Gowda has invited Sitharaman for a public debate on her claims regarding tax devolution, scheduled to take place in Mysuru on March 31. Sitharaman countered by stating that every due penny has been given on time, denying allegations of fiscal bias towards Karnataka. DK Shivakumar also accused the Centre of providing 'stepmotherly treatment' to Karnataka concerning development funds, as per the Finance Commission's report.
#DKShivakumar accuses Centre of ‘stepmotherly treatment’ to #Karnataka over development funds https://t.co/DxiSk68Fai https://t.co/X2PSi3C7qe
'Every due penny given on time,' says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on claims of fiscal bias towards Karnataka @Aksharadm6 shares more details @toyasingh | #NirmalaSitharaman #Karnataka https://t.co/jk21xrpzsa
#Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda invites FM for public debate on her claims on tax devolution in #Mysuru on March 31 https://t.co/SS3HHGeBZR
Self-serving petty politics of BJP: Congress slams govt for 'withholding' funds for Karnataka https://t.co/uNlEGcOuz7
VIDEO | Here's what Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda (@krishnabgowda) said on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rubbishing state government's claim of injustice in release of central grants. "For 2021 to 2026, the Finance Commission submitted its next report in which… https://t.co/NFF1EwkyeI