The conflict between the Karnataka state government and the Central government over drought relief funds has escalated. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of lying about the release of drought relief funds to the state. This accusation came a day after Sitharaman admitted to a delay in releasing the funds. The state government criticized the Centre for this delay, asserting it as an injustice to Karnataka, which is experiencing severe drought. The Supreme Court has intervened, asking the Centre to reply to the Karnataka government's petition within two weeks and advised against a contest between the Centre and the state over the funds, emphasizing cooperation. Karnataka's plea highlighted that under the Manual for Drought Management, the Central Government is required to decide on National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) aid within a month of receiving a report from the Inter-Ministerial Central Team.
#Drought is guaranteed if #Congress comes to power: Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai https://t.co/NWYDV01hMW https://t.co/TAGNuP4PDj
#Karnataka drought relief: Let there not be a (Centre-state) contest, states coming to court, says SC ✍🏻 @axidentaljourno https://t.co/mzNtu2OYE3
‘Let there be no contest’: #SupremeCourt on #Karnataka funds row https://t.co/LywDhfUinO https://t.co/Zu8CFnkgXq
'Let There Be No Contest': Supreme Court Asks Centre, States To Cooperate Over Funds Row https://t.co/DS3KUZm5DE
#Karnataka, which is experiencing severe drought, said in its plea that under the Manual for #Drought Management, the Central Government must decide on #NDRF aid within a month of receiving an Inter-Ministerial Central Team report. (@sardakanu_law) https://t.co/UHAw5LA6Da
The Supreme Court said a steady stream of States are compelled to approach it against the Centre while cautioning the Union government against entering into a “contest” with water-starved #Karnataka over its request for drought relief. https://t.co/ejs0boimz5
"Let There Not Be Contest...": Supreme Court On Centre, State Funds Row https://t.co/jeNS2dW66H https://t.co/2mYtlsZBp1
🔴 #NewsAlert | Karnataka Vs Centre on drought relief funds: Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on Karnataka government's petition within two weeks
CM #Siddaramaiah accuses FM #NirmalaSitharaman of lying on drought relief fund to #Karnataka https://t.co/YI0K5tPlun https://t.co/D0twfWHfF8
#Karnataka CM slams #NirmalaSitharaman over drought relief funds https://t.co/28BdLQJ6y5 https://t.co/kOrbyXoBgq
A day after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted that there had been delay in releasing drought relief funds to #Karnataka, the State government on Sunday slammed the Centre for doing injustice to Karnataka. https://t.co/12IQEKXv9K
CM #Siddaramaiah accuses FM #Sitharaman of lying on drought relief fund to #Karnataka https://t.co/cNoL8xkYzY