Congress Workers Get Guarantee Panel Post, BJP’s “Taxpayers’ Money” Charge

Bengaluru:

A large row has erupted in Karnataka after the Siddaramaiah authorities appointed Congress employees as office-bearers of the panel set as much as fulfill pre-poll ensures and earmarked funds for his or her salaries and allowances.

Opposition BJP and JD(S) have accused the ruling Congress of looting taxpayers’ cash to pay its employees. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has responded that Congress employees have each proper to supervise the state authorities’s programmes.

BJP MLAs at the moment staged a protest exterior the Vidhana Soudha. JD(S) MLA MT Krishnappa raised the difficulty within the Meeting yesterday. He stated that when MLAs and officers had been overseeing programme implementation, the Congress authorities was unnecessarily spending funds on occasion employees.

Chief of the Opposition R Ashoka criticised Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress chief Shivakumar and stated he had did not differentiate between the federal government and the occasion. “How will you give taxpayers’ cash to Congress employees? If you wish to pay them, go beg on the streets. These Congress employees have been given cupboard rank, official bungalows, and places of work,” he alleged.

Mr Shivakumar defended the transfer. “It’s the will of the federal government. The occasion employees who introduced this authorities to energy have each proper to supervise its programmes.”

Mr Ashoka then requested if BJP employees might be appointed to watch Prime Minister Narendra Narendra Modi’s programmes.

Former Residence Minister, BJP’s Araga Jnanendra, stated Congress employees appointed to the panel are conducting parallel conferences as an alternative of working with MLAs. “Do not you belief us? We’re already receiving salaries and perks for a similar objective. That is undemocratic.”

Mr Shivakumar responded that the BJP had at all times opposed the ensures. “Our authorities is allocating Rs 52,000 to Rs 56,000 crore, which is 20 per cent of the price range, for the assure schemes. The BJP can be implementing ensures in Delhi, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.” 

“Everybody from the Prime Minister to an MLA of BJP criticised the assure schemes. No matter the opposition, we went forward and rolled it out. The assure schemes is not going to cease so long as the Congress authorities is in energy. The individuals have been distraught with value rise and inflation. Our authorities launched the assure schemes to alleviate their ache. The BJP stated we might not be capable to implement it, however we accredited the assure schemes inside 5 days of coming to energy,” the Deputy Chief Minister added.

Outdoors the Meeting, Mr Ashoka instructed the media, “In each Meeting constituency, Congress leaders are being appointed and given a wage of Rs 25,000, together with private assistants. A sitting charge of Rs 1,100 has been fastened. The state president is receiving a wage of Rs 40,000, whereas the vice chairman is being paid Rs 25,000. Yearly, Rs 15-20 crore is being looted and distributed amongst Congress employees.”

On the protest at the moment, state BJP chief BY Vijayendra focused Chief Siddaramaiah. “He’s misusing state funds and taxpayers’ cash to pay the wage of the chairman of the assure implementation scheme. We raised the difficulty in Home, we’re protesting at the moment and can submit a memorandum to the Governor.”