Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday accused the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government of claiming the previous BJP government’s achievements as its own.
He was reacting to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s address to the joint session of the State Legislature here.
Bommai described the Governor’s address as “disappointing and bland”, adding he had never heard such a lacklustre speech so far.
“The speech doesn’t mention any of the achievements of the present government. The works of the previous government had been shown as the achievements of the Congress government,” he said.
Bommai said the Jal Jeevan Mission, Houses for Poor and the Jayadeva Hospital which had been the schemes of the BJP government, had been shown as their contribution.
“The government claimed to have spent RS 10000 crore on irrigation schemes in the last eight months and they must share details of the money spent on every scheme. The Congress Party was trying to pat its own back.
“The Congress legislators were unable to move out in their constituencies. The drought relief money hasn’t been released. The governor has been made to utter lies,” he said.
Replying to the allegations that the funds from the centre haven’t come, Bommai said it would be discussed in the current session. “They have the documents to prove the funds received during the UPA tenure and from the NDA Government. Several central government programmes such as Ayushman Bharat and Jal Jeevan Mission have been in motion,” he said.
Bommai alleged the constitution treats all religions equally but the Congress government had been appeasing a particular community.
