Karnataka govt vs Centre: All about the protest at Jantar Mantra over funds
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah along with Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and other Karnataka Congress leaders hold a protest against the central government at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his Deputy DK Shivakumar, along with hundreds of Congress workers arrived at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the Centre over reduced tax devolution to the state. (Image: PTI)
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Siddaramaiah invited several senior leaders elected from Karnataka, including Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Pralhad Joshi to join the protest. (Image: PTI)
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“Jantar Mantar is a historical place. All our ministers and MLAs are protesting at the historical place. It is not a political movement. A movement is being made to protect the interest of Karnataka. The central government is unfair in tax distribution. Rs 1.87 lakh crore that should have come to Karnataka in five or six years has not come,” says Karnataka CM.
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Accusing the Centre of injustice to Karnataka, State Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that the planned protest is not against the BJP and all MLAs should forget party lines and participate.
BJP MPs staged protests against Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka at various places, including Delhi and Bengaluru, as a counter to the grand old party's protest against the Centre. (Image: PTI)
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"Our demands are multiple. One is fair devolution of taxes. For example, for every Rs 100 that is paid by Kannadiga, only Rs 30 comes back, whereas for every Rs 100 a person pays from Uttar Pradesh, they get back Rs 330. For Madhya Pradesh, it’s Rs 299. We are not against the progress of any other state," says Congress leader Priyank Kharge.
!["Our demands are multiple. One is fair devolution of taxes. For example, for every Rs 100 that is paid by Kannadiga, only Rs 30 comes back, whereas for every Rs 100 a person pays from Uttar Pradesh, they get back Rs 330. For Madhya Pradesh, it’s Rs 299. We are not against the progress of any other state," says Congress leader Priyank Kharge.](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2023/10/Karnataka-IT-BT-minister-Priyank-Kharge.jpg ""Our demands are multiple. One is fair devolution of taxes. For example, for every Rs 100 that is paid by Kannadiga, only Rs 30 comes back, whereas for every Rs 100 a person pays from Uttar Pradesh, they get back Rs 330. For Madhya Pradesh, it’s Rs 299. We are not against the progress of any other state," says Congress leader Priyank Kharge.")
