Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday made a statement that the Congress government cannot provide development this year. The blunt statement aimed at making his party’s riled lawmakers understand the financial constraints due to the five guarantee.
According to Shivakumar, the situation will be explained to all the MLAs at Thursday’s Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting. He also added that the MLAs are seeking platform to express their unhappiness over the delayed development works and ministers being inaccessible.
“We have had to set aside Rs 40,000 crore this year (for the five guarantees). This year, we can’t provide development,” Shivakumar, who is minister for water resources and Bengaluru city development, said. “Even in irrigation and public works, we can’t give (funds for development). But expectations are high. We’ve asked MLAs to hold on. We will explain this to them at the CLP meeting,” he said.
