Karnataka cupboard ministers together with senior Congress leaders like Randeep Surjewala staged a sit-in protest in entrance of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Sunday.
The Congress leaders, together with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar alleged that the quantity launched by the Centre as drought aid fund is “insufficient”.
After the Supreme Court docket’s intervention, the Centre on Saturday determined to launch Rs 3,454 crore towards Karnataka authorities’s Rs 18,000 crore demand.
Siddaramaiah slammed the Centre for releasing inadequate funds. He stated, “The Centre has released only 19 per cent of the amount we had asked for. We are protesting as the funds released are insufficient. The Centre has released only Rs 3,454 crore. Centre yet to release Rs 14,700 crore.”
Calling it unfair, Shivakumar stated, “Not even 20 per cent of the amount we demanded for has been released. We will continue to fight this legally.”