3Photo© hindustantimes.comKarnataka govt's discrimination charge against Centre due to 'separatist mindset': Sitharaman
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The Congress is with those who want 'tukde tukde' (divide) of the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, as she lashed out at the Karnataka government over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's protest at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister also accused the state government of harbouring a "separatist" mindset and spreading a "false narrative" on the issue of funds allocated by the Centre to states.
Listing out a point-by-point rebuttal to the claims made by the Karnataka government, Sitharaman accused Siddaramaiah and his colleagues of making "outrageously false" allegations and said no GST compensation amount was due to the state.
“ We are raising the issue of discrimination meted out by the government of India to the state of Karnataka and other southern states,
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