Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Oct 4: The opposition leaders of Karnataka state are taking the state and central BJP governments to task because of the inordinate delay in getting the flood relief funds from the union government. Both leaders of ruling BJP and opposition are waging a Twitter war in this matter. In one such exchange of tweets, minister for tourism C T Ravi has expressed his anger on former chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah.
In his tweet, C T Ravi says, "You (Siddaramaiah) and INC (Indian National Congress) have looted the state of Karnataka for six years and left in bankrupt in every way possible. With what face are you accusing chief minister B S Yediyurappa of making the state bankrupt and asking him to resign? Don't the words shame and morality exist in your dictionary?"
Earlier, former CM Siddaramaiah had tweeted on his account, "Honourable chief minister of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa, after accepting that your government has gone bankrupt, you have no moral right to stay in power even for a single minute. Please resign and leave the office immediately. Do not punish the people."
In addition, Siddaramaiah has tweeted, "Honourable B S Yediyurappa and BJP, why you are sacrificing the state of Karnataka for your internal rivalry? Narendra Modi government does not have the eligibility to provide flood relief funds to the victims of the deluge. You also do not have the capability of submitting report asking for reasonable compensation. You government is not only bankrupt financially but also ethically." He has tagged B S Yediyurappa and Narendra Modi in this tweet.
CM B S Yediyurappa had indirectly hinted in Belagavi that there are not enough funds with the state government to give compensation for the crop that is lost in the recent deluge. A flood relief progress meeting was held in the auditorium of the zilla panchayat of Belagavi under the leadership of Yediyurappa on Thursday. In this meeting Ananda Mamani, MLA of Savadatti constituency had sought information with the CM on the steps taken by the state government with regards to the crop loss in the state. In reply, CM Yediyurappa had expressed his helplessness and said that funds will be released by the center and we will give compensation as per the rules of the union government.