The Opposition BJP and JD(S) have accused the Congress government in Karnataka of making Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot lie about its schemes and programmes in his speech.
“Mr. Gehlot was made to lie as the State government claimed credit for Central schemes and schemes of the previous BJP government. While the government claimed that drought relief has reached farmers, it should not be given in instalments. Though farmer suicides have increased, the government has not been transparent with the data,” Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok told presspersons after the Governor’s address to the legislature. The government has emptied the exchequer to fund guarantee schemes and has created economic inequality besides diverting funds from SC/ST welfare, he added.
