New Delhi [India], Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra on Wednesday expressed concern over the state's financial situation, claiming that the government is struggling to pay salaries to government employees.
"The chief minister is under tremendous pressure as all the ruling MLAs are pushing to release funds for development in their respective constituencies. But the financial situation is so bad in Karnataka that even the chief minister is finding it difficult to give salaries to the government employees," Vijayendra said.
Furthermore, he emphasized the burden on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to fulfill the assurances given during the assembly elections.
"The chief minister of Karnataka is under tremendous pressure because he has to implement all the guarantees that were given during the assembly elections. Till today, the state government has not fully implemented the guarantees that were promised to the people of Karnataka," he said Vijayendra. .
Earlier on June 17, attacking the Congress-led Karnataka government over rising fuel prices, state Bharatiya Janata Party chief BY Vijayendra alleged that the state's "financial woes" are due to poor management by the Congress Party.
Claiming that the state enjoyed a revenue surplus when the BJP was in power, the BJP leader said "corruption" and "financial mismanagement" by the Siddaramaiah government had impacted the financial health of Karnataka.
Speaking to ANI, Vijayendra said, "When the BJP government was in power, Karnataka had a revenue surplus. My question is, in just a span of one year, what has gone wrong with the current Congress government?"
"Due to the mismanagement of the present Congress government in Karnataka and serious corruption, we are facing problems. The financial situation is very bad in the state of Karnataka due to the mishandling of the situation by the Congress government and itself CM," he stated. aggregate.
Vijayendra further criticized the decision to increase fuel prices, arguing that it would adversely affect the people of the state.
"Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's decision to increase petrol and diesel prices...this decision by the Congress government will cost the people of Karnataka dearly and will affect farmers and lead to an increase in bus prices , taxis, cars and everything, impacting the common man," he added.
The increase in the price of petrol and diesel follows an official notification from the Karnataka government indicating a review of sales tax levied on petroleum products.
Petrol price has increased by Rs 3, taking the cost per liter in Bengaluru to Rs 102.84, against the previous rate of Rs 99.84. Similarly, the price of diesel increased by Rs 3.02, raising the cost per liter from Rs 85.93 to Rs 88.95.
"The chief minister is under tremendous pressure as all the ruling MLAs are pushing to release funds for development in their respective constituencies. But the financial situation is so bad in Karnataka that even the chief minister is finding it difficult to give salaries to the government employees," Vijayendra said.
Furthermore, he emphasized the burden on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to fulfill the assurances given during the assembly elections.
"The chief minister of Karnataka is under tremendous pressure because he has to implement all the guarantees that were given during the assembly elections. Till today, the state government has not fully implemented the guarantees that were promised to the people of Karnataka," he said Vijayendra. .
Earlier on June 17, attacking the Congress-led Karnataka government over rising fuel prices, state Bharatiya Janata Party chief BY Vijayendra alleged that the state's "financial woes" are due to poor management by the Congress Party.
Claiming that the state enjoyed a revenue surplus when the BJP was in power, the BJP leader said "corruption" and "financial mismanagement" by the Siddaramaiah government had impacted the financial health of Karnataka.
Speaking to ANI, Vijayendra said, "When the BJP government was in power, Karnataka had a revenue surplus. My question is, in just a span of one year, what has gone wrong with the current Congress government?"
"Due to the mismanagement of the present Congress government in Karnataka and serious corruption, we are facing problems. The financial situation is very bad in the state of Karnataka due to the mishandling of the situation by the Congress government and itself CM," he stated. aggregate.
Vijayendra further criticized the decision to increase fuel prices, arguing that it would adversely affect the people of the state.
"Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's decision to increase petrol and diesel prices...this decision by the Congress government will cost the people of Karnataka dearly and will affect farmers and lead to an increase in bus prices , taxis, cars and everything, impacting the common man," he added.
The increase in the price of petrol and diesel follows an official notification from the Karnataka government indicating a review of sales tax levied on petroleum products.
Petrol price has increased by Rs 3, taking the cost per liter in Bengaluru to Rs 102.84, against the previous rate of Rs 99.84. Similarly, the price of diesel increased by Rs 3.02, raising the cost per liter from Rs 85.93 to Rs 88.95.
