Overview

• Siddaramaiah rated the central government zero on its 11-year tenure, faulting it for failing to deliver on demonetisation benefits, planned job creation and farmers’ relief measures.
• He accused the Modi administration of relying on nonstop media campaigning and publicity instead of substantive policy outcomes.
• The chief minister said New Delhi adopted welfare schemes first pioneered in Karnataka after dismissing them as financially unviable.
• Siddaramaiah alleged that ₹5,300 crore for the Upper Bhadra project and the 15th Finance Commission’s ₹11,495 crore grant for Karnataka were withheld by the Centre.
• He criticized the state BJP unit for staying silent on these funding shortfalls while promoting what he called misinformation against his government.