Senior Congress leader and Union Minister for Corporate Affairs M Veerappa Moily today alleged that the ruling BJP in Karnataka was only interested in safeguarding CM Chair and not in tackling drought. Addressing a press conference here, he said, “The BJP government headed by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has totally failed in tackling the drought prevalent in 123 taluks of 24 districts. The BJP leaders are resorting to ‘Resort’ politics instead of visiting the affected villages.” He said the Centre was ready to extend all help but the state government was yet to submit action plan or allocation report. “Without demand or report how can Centre release funds?, he asked. Alleging that corruption had become rampant in the BJP government, Mr Moily said the State government was yet to take a decision on report submitted by Lokayukta on illegal iron ore mining. Presently the situation in BJP government was just like ‘Bed patient’. This is worst government in the history of Karnataka.
Mr Moily claimed that people in drought affected villages were migrating in search of their livelihood as the government had failed to give them job. People should not excuse this government. Draught problems could not solve by the ‘video-conference’. Chief Minister or Minister compulsory visit and study the draught situation and direct the related officials to control the draught situation, he added.
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