Karnataka Ministers and MLAs at the Chalo Delhi demonstration in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, versus the Union federal government’s discrimination of sharing tax funds to Karnataka.|Picture Credit: Special Arrangement 1. Chalo Delhi|Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Ministers demonstration at Jantar Mantar versus CentreChief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar in addition to the State Cabinet staged the ‘Chalo Delhi’ demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi today versus the ‘monetary oppression’ of the Central federal government. Mr. Siddaramaiah has actually implicated the PM Modi-led NDA federal government of financial variations, which his federal government stands versus the unjust treatment in tax devolution and grants for ‘Kannadigas’. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rubbished the charges by the CM and other Congress leaders, describing the claims to be a “politically vitiated story” that is being propagated by some beneficial interest groups. Devolution to the States occurs in direct tax matters, according to the suggestions offered by the financing commission. 2. Karnataka coffee growers dissatisfied with Union Budget not dealing with market woesCoffee growers in Karnataka, the leading coffee-producing State in India, are dissatisfied that the just recently provided Union Budget did not supply any “relief” to them. Coffee growers had actually prepared for an aid on the interest for the loans they have actually taken, provided the low yields experienced over the previous 3 years, mainly due to environment modification and a scarcity of labour. Karnataka produces over 70% of India’s coffee, while the majority of the rest is
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