Siddaramaiah raking up North-South divide typical of Congress leaders: BJP

Bengaluru: Amit Malviya, the head of BJP national information and technology department, has hit out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the latter’s allegation of Centre discriminating against Karnataka in tax devolution.

In a detailed post on X, Malviya said that Siddaramaiah’s complaint is either a misunderstanding or manipulation.

“He is trying to blame the Centre for his own failures and broken promises. He forgets that many companies in Bengaluru have pan-India operations and pay taxes accordingly. The location of direct tax collection is not a fair basis for sharing tax, as the money comes from all over India,” he argued. 

Malviya pointed out that Siddaramaiah should also examine the funds Bengaluru gets versus the regions like Kalyana Karnataka. He said that raking up raking up north-south divide in politics is deplorable and is a typical characteristic of Congress leaders, who are trusted allies of the ‘Tukde Tukde’ gang. “Such tactics not only undermine unity but also pose significant risk to social harmony,” he said.