'Not my job to respond to every statement': B Y Vijayendra

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February 14, 2021

Mysuru, Feb 14: Karnataka BJP Vice-President B Y Vijayendra on Sunday said that “it is not his job to respond to every statement alleging the government."

Speaking to newsmen here on Sunday, he said he had just remembered the uproar in the bar and not to hurt any person and was not even criticized. It is not my job to respond to their statement in the morning. "I am working to stay in the heart of the people of the state."

He expressed outrage over the statement of former legislator Vijayananda Kashappanavar. Anyone can see my open book. Let Kashappa speak something and let come before the media and let someone speak something but he just said once not to speak on the government and chief minister and who I am to shut his mouth. He would no longer respond to their issue.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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