Karnataka not yet received over Rs 3,000 cr form the Center on its GST share: Kumaraswamy

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December 20, 2018

Belagavi, Dec 20: Stating that the state’s financial condition is sound, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said that the Union Government is yet to release State's share of over Rs 3000 crore towards GST.

Speaking to newsmen here on Thursday, he said that “the tax collection in the State at the end of October was on satisfactory note and confident that there will be no any cut in the budget outlay”.

Stating that the State government has achieved a performance of about 51 per cent in terms of expenditure, till November this year, as against the 47 per cent in the corresponding period last year, Mr Kumaraswamy said that “this is despite byelections for few seats in both the Lok Sabha as well as for the Assembly in the last six months”.

Replying to a question on fulfilling the farm loan waiver scheme, he said that “we are in a position to implement the scheme without depending on the Center or any other Institutions. The loan waiver scheme should be a one-time relief for the farming community”.

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Brahmin Savarkar was non-veg eater; wasn't against cow slaughter: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao

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October 3,2024

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao reminded that V D Savarkar was not against cow slaughter as he himself was non-veg eater, PTI reported on Thursday.

"As a Brahmin he was eating meat, and he was openly propagating eating meat," said the minister at an event in Bengaluru.

Reacting to Gundu Rao's claim, BJP MP Anurag Thakur called Congress a "factory of lies" as he warned that India won't tolerate any disrespect towards Savarkar.

"By disrespecting Veer Savarkar they have shown that they don't respect freedom fighters. During the Congress government, Sardar Bhagat Singh was termed a separatist in textbooks...By making those who want to break the nation join the congress party, Rahul Gandhi is taking forward the ideology of 'tukde tukde' and he is a 'modern Jinnah' who speaks ill of the country abroad...," he said.

Meanwhile, a court in Maharashtra's Nashik district summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi earlier this week in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue.

The complainant, who is the director of an NGO, claimed he watched a press conference addressed by Gandhi in Hingoli and also a speech made by the Congress leader in November 2022.

He alleged that Gandhi, on the two occasions, by his words and visual representations knowingly harmed the reputation of Veer Savarkar and also tried to defame the latter's image in the society.

According to the complainant, Gandhi said "Savarkar is BJP and RSS jin" which was defamatory in nature.

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