Bengaluru. In Karnataka, once again CM Siddaramaiah’s Congress government is on the target of BJP. It is alleged that the Siddaramaiah government has decided to give money to Congress workers from the government treasury. The BJP has alleged that the Siddaramaiah government of Karnataka has appointed 4000 Congress workers to monitor the implementation of its guaranteed plans. To give salary to those, a provision of 60 crores has been made annually in the budget. The BJP has said that Siddaramaiah’s government is doing the reward to Congress workers with the money of tax payers. However, the government has not told how much will be spent on those who are being kept for monitoring.
Karnataka BJP leader R. Ashok has questioned the Siddaramaiah government.
The Siddaramaiah government said in the last assembly yesterday that the salary and meeting of the respective panels has been fixed to implement the guaranteed schemes. Only after which the BJP has made serious allegations against Siddaramaiah’s government. The Congress government of Karnataka has created 38 panels to monitor the implementation of guaranteed schemes. Each panel will have the chairman, 5 vice -president, 1 member secretary and 31 members. The chairman of the panel will get the status of cabinet minister. Whereas, the Siddaramaiah government has decided to give the status of Minister of State to Vice Presidents. It is the decision of the Congress government of Karnataka to give panels to office at taluka level as well.
It is proposed to give 40 thousand rupees every month to the president of the panel, 10 thousand rupees to the vice presidents. Also, there is talk of paying a salary of 25 thousand rupees to the presidents of taluka level. Members will be given 1200 and 1100 per meeting. BJP and JDS have asked the Siddaramaiah government the question that why Congress workers are being given more control over welfare schemes? The opposition has also asked the Congress government of Karnataka whether 224 MLAs and bureaucrats are not able to monitor the implementation of the schemes?
