From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Jul 24: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday defended the decision of the Karnataka government to boycott the NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi.
“What is the point of attending NITI Aayog meeting when it doesn’t have ‘neeti’? Karnataka got a raw deal in the Union Budget. The State has not got any projects and its interests have not been protected,” he said.
Speaking to media persons at Vidhana Soudha, he said the Congress government has decided to boycott the NITI Aayog meeting and stage a protest instead.
Asked about opposition of BJP to the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, he said, “They are trying to politicise this. I am not in a hurry, I have only tabled the bill. Let them debate on it in detail and then take a decision. Bengaluru is growing in an uncontrolled way and it needs good governance.”