Karantaka Budget 2023: CM Siddaramaiah slams previous BJP govt for inflation, high fuel prices

In his budget speech, CM Siddaramaiah said that Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has grown at 7.9 percent in 2022-23. He also said that the growth of the economy during the previous regime and the BJP regime, the BJP government failed in ensuring the growth of the State economy.

Karantaka Budget 2023: CM Siddaramaiah slams past govt for inflation, high fuel prices AJR

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First Published Jul 7, 2023, 12:51 PM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday (July 7) presented the state budget and criticised the previous BJP-led governments for handling the Covid crisis which adversely affected the people of the state. The Karnataka Chief Minister further went on to blame the BJP government for worsening the financial situation and failing to curb inflation and high fuel prices.

Karnataka Budget 2023: GSDP grew at 7.9% in 2022-23, says CM Siddaramaiah

CM Siddaramaiah also said that Karnataka has always taken the two chariots of Development and Social Justice together from the times of Basavanna to Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar.

"Like I have tried to do in all the 13 budgets I have presented earlier, I have tried to take forward the Karnataka Model of governance 'Sarvarige Samapalu, Sarvarige Samabalu' (equal share to all, equal opportunities to all)," he said.

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Earlier in February, former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai had presented the State Budget for the financial year 2023-24.

On Tuesday, Karnataka Assembly witnessed an uproar scenes due to protests by the BJP against the ruling Congress leading to four adjournments by Speaker UT Khader. As planned, the opposition BJP staged protests inside and outside the Assembly alleging injustice and cheating by the ruling Congress in the name of five guarantees.

Last Updated Jul 7, 2023, 1:04 PM IST