Bangalore (PTI): The BJP in Karnataka on Saturday rubbished Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's charge that the state government had failed to use Central grants, accusing the UPA government of meting out "step-motherly" treatment to the state.
"As against the plea for Rs 23,000 crore assistance for various projects by the BJP government, the Centre sanctioned only Rs 1700 crore," Transport Minister R Ashok said here.
Slamming Mr. Gandhi's reported assurance to sanction Rs 11,000 crore aid for Bangalore's development, Ashok, who is also party in-charge of the IT city, asked: "is he the Prime Minister to sanction funds?"
He claimed that it was BJP General Secretary Anantkumar who was responsible for bringing more funds for Bangalore's development when he held the Urban Development portfolio in the Vajpayee government.
State unit President D V Sadananda Gowda released the Kannada version of the BJP's poll manifesto.
Addressing public meetings at Gulbarga and Devanahalli near Bangalore on Friday, Mr. Gandhi had flayed the BJP government for its "failure" to use Central grants for the state's development.
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