Bengaluru, Oct 11 (IANS) Former Congress MP D. K. Suresh alleged on Friday the Central government was provoking Kannadigas (people of Karnataka) with tax injustice, a claim opposed by the BJP.
Suresh said: “Time and again, Karnataka and other southern states are being cheated in tax allocations. The Central government is provoking the people of Karnataka and southern India.”
Talking about the tax distribution list released by the Central government on Thursday, he said, “I’m deeply saddened by the injustice being done to Kannadigas. Karnataka, the second-highest tax-paying state in the country, has been allocated only Rs 6,498 crore.”
“The southern states collectively have been given Rs 28,152 crore. However, the state of Uttar Pradesh alone has been allocated Rs 31,962 crore. The Central government could have at least corrected the existing injustice,” he said.
“The central government must take southern states along with them, just as they do with northern states. They must think of supporting the development of our states,” Suresh emphasised.
“Despite sending 19 Members of Parliament from Karnataka, including from the BJP and allied parties, why this attitude towards us? Karnataka has sent the highest number of MPs in the last five elections. Why this step-motherly treatment towards the people of Karnataka?” he said.
Refuting Suresh’s claims, BJP Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) N. Ravikumar demanded statistics on how much tax money Karnataka was provided by the successive Congress governments at the Centre.
Talking to media at the party’s state office here, BJP MLC said, “We are ready to release the figures on how much financial assistance our Central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has provided. Our government has given more funds to Karnataka and other southern states than the Congress-led government did, and no injustice has been done.”
–IANS
mka/svn
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
