'No basic budgetary knowledge': Karnataka CM urges removal of FM Sitharaman from Cabinet

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Nirmala Sitharaman from the cabinet, asserting that it is extremely dangerous to have her as the Finance Minister without basic budgetary knowledge

. The CM while speaking about Nirmala Sitharaman's Sunday press conference criticised the FM for her alleged "desperate attempts to cover up the injustices done to Karnataka by the Modi government".

"According to Sitharaman, the previous UPA government (2004-2014) granted Karnataka Rs 60,779 crore, whereas the NDA government (2014- 2024) provided Rs 2,36,955 crore. However, they have forgotten to mention how much the central government's budget size has increased over the past ten years. Whether this omission is due to ignorance or a deliberate attempt to mislead the public needs to be clarified," a statement by the CM's Office said. (PTI)