BJP slams Siddaramaiah for skipping NITI Aayog meeting, says state deserves better

Bengaluru, 25/5: Slamming Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for not attending the 10th meeting of NITI Aayog Governing Council in New Delhi, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP on Sunday said that Karnataka deserves better.

State BJP President B Y Vijayendra termed the CM’s absence as a deliberate withdrawal from opportunities that could shape Karnataka’s future, as he accused Siddaramaiah of being desperate to cling to a slipping chair, and being more focused on appeasement.