Congress leader Siddaramaiah calls K'taka CM Bommai puppy before PM

Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Wednesday called Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai a puppy before Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged failure to bring Rs 5495 crore into the State as was recommended by the 15th Finance CommissionHitting back Chief Minister Bommai said Siddaramaiahs statement mirrors his personality Just like a faithful dog he is loyal to the people of the StateBommai said Modi is like a kamadhenu wishfulfilling cow who gave many projects to Karnataka which never happened since independenceAddressing a public meeting today Siddaramaiah challenged Bommai to show some courageAlso read Delhi Police files FIR against man who urinated at Air India flight in inebriated stateBasavaraj Bommai you are like a puppy in front of Narendra Modi You tremble before him the Congress leader remarkedThe former Chief Minister pointed out that the 15th Finance Commission in its interim report recommended the Rs 5495 crore as a special allowance for KarnatakaBut our Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaramam a Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka wrote to the Finance Commission chairperson N K Singh that it is not possible for us to give the Rs 5495 crore She asked the chairperson to drop the issue Siddaramaiah claimedKarnataka sent 25 BJP MPs to the Lok Sabha You Bommai came to power through Operation Lotus in Karnataka If you have guts and courage then get Rs 5495 crore from the Centre the Congress said to the Chief MinisterReacting to that Bommai said the people would give a befitting reply to the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly election which is about four months awayThe statement shows the personality of the Congress leader Bommai told reporters in Ballari He added that just like dog which is a faithful animal he would also remain faithfulI have not divided society like Siddaramaiah did We have given happiness unlike Congress which gave misfortune the Chief Minister saidNarendra Modi gave 6000 km of highway to Karnataka which is a record in the postindependence period He gave approval also to the BengaluruMysuru highway project MangaluruKarwar ports and KalasaBandura project Bommai told reportersHe said that in the coming days the Upper Krishna project would be declared as a national project and grants would be released The Smart City project has been sanctioned for all major cities This was not the case during the UPA regime All the important projects have been given by Modi he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever