A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in the city, the Congress launched a blistering attack on the NDA government for allegedly spreading a pack of lies on releasing funds to the Congress-governed Karnataka. Of the around ₹95,000 crore Central allocation that was due to the State in the last three years, the State was yet to get ₹10,553 crore, Mr. Krishna Byre Gowda said. The Centre should come clean on the quantum of funds released to the State, he added. The total money allotted under 13th finance commission for Karnataka was ₹62,775 crore, but ₹61,692 crore was released during 2010–15. It is not some gift or alms, but the State’s right and entitlement under the Constitution.

Source: The Hindu February 03, 2018 19:11 UTC