‘Will investigate delays in passing bills of work under Nagarothana project,’ CM Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 3 (ANI): While speaking to the media in Davangere on Saturday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reacted to the allegations made by the contractors of 10 districts in the state regarding delays in passing of the bills of work under the Nagarothana project.
"Will investigate if there is a complaint about the state officials delaying the passing of bills under the Nagarothana project," said Siddaramaiah.
Notably, the Nagarothana project was announced in the year 2016-17. Rs. 2890.00 Crore were allocated, comprising, a 50 pc grant from Government and a 50 pc loan from KUIDFC.
On Friday, the Chief Minister announced that he will lead a protest in Delhi on February 7 against the 'injustice' done to the State by the Union government in the interim budget for 2024-25.
Further, the CM accused the BJP-led central government of ignoring the state's plight amid the drought situation.
"Karnataka has been treated unfairly in the Union Budget. Therefore, we have decided to protest in Delhi on February 7. Not a single penny has been given to the state for drought management," Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said.
The Karnataka CM also accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of failing to allocate any funds for drought management in Karnataka.
"The country should be united... The BJP does not talk about drought, inflation or unemployment... Nirmala Sitharaman has done injustice as Finance Minister," CM Siddaramaiah said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah warned against practising manual scavengers in the state asserting strict legal action.
He was speaking after inaugurating the rehabilitation and distribution of subsidy to the identified manual scavengers in the state and a subsidy of Rs 40,000 each was distributed. (ANI)