Karnataka election 2018: Kochi convention of South finmins to oppose Centre, may give Siddaramaiah a poll boost
BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s advocacy of federal autonomy towards the BJP logo of nationalism is collecting steam in South India, with neighbouring states becoming a member of palms to question the Centre’s proposed resource-sharing formulation, being observed as favourable to northern states at the cost of their southern opposite numbers.
Taking a cue from the Karnataka CM’s opposition to the phrases of reference of the 15th Finance Commission over devolution of taxes, Kerala finance minister T M Thomas Issac has known as for a meeting of finance ministers from southern states on April 10 in Kochi, to take a unified stand at the factor.
“Siddaramaiah has raised a valid factor and it's time for modern southern states to come back in combination to say our rights,” Telangana finance minister Etala Rajender said, adding that he will talk to his CM Ok Chandrashekhar Rao, prior to attending the Kochi assembly.
Siddaramaiah’s move to take the lead comes at a time when the Congress is taking a look at all approach to gain an edge within the run-up to the May 12 meeting elections.
“Siddaramaiah is the appropriate individual to counter PM Narendra Modi within the provide political context. We are positive his initiative towards the Centre’s lopsided useful resource sharing formulation will get robust fortify from the southern states,” said V Hanumantha Rao, AICC secretary, who was once answerable for Congress affairs in Karnataka all through the 2013 meeting polls.
Soon after Siddaramaiah assumed workplace in 2013, Rao and different backward magnificence leaders had felicitated him in Hyderabad and projected him as a distinguished OBC chief of South India.
“OBC votes in South India account for no longer not up to 50% and we needed to consolidate them under Siddaramaiah’s management, however someway efforts did not achieve traction then. Now, the executive minister’s initiative to unite southern states comes on the proper time, with the Karnataka elections declared and a yr to head for common elections,” said Rao.
Justifying his stand to uphold regionalism towards the BJP’s nationalism, Siddaramaiah had previous this month sought to spotlight injustice meted out by way of the Centre to the states south of the Vindhyas. Pitching the modern southern states towards the backward Hindi-speaking northern states, he argued that “for each rupee that Karnataka contributes to the Central purse, it will get most effective Rs 0.47. But, for each rupee Uttar Pradesh contributes, it will get again Rs 1.79”.
The Centre’s coverage of crosssubsidizing what was once then known as BIMARU states, was once raised by way of Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu again in 2003. But Siddaramaiah’s rhetoric assumes a more potent political hue, with the BJP on the Centre professing ‘One Nation, One Culture’.
While the devolution of budget from the central pool can be based on the population of the respective states, the Centre has reportedly requested the 15th Finance Commission to imagine the 2011 Census knowledge.
Tagging the CMs of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Puducherry, Siddaramaiah tweeted on March 23, “Centre asks 15th FC to use 2011 Census knowledge as an alternative of 1971 Census used thus far to resolve devolution of taxes. This will further affect the pursuits of the south: we want to withstand.”
“Doing away with the 1971 population criterion for tax devolution will lead to an issue. The states which have accomplished demographic and health indicators and regulated population would substantially lose out,” Kerala finance minister Issac said.
Siddaramaiah’s crusade in favour of the southern states, political observers expect, may just fetch the Congress votes of Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam talking Bengalureans, who account for on the subject of 30% of the town’s population.
“It could also be a smart move to attract non-Kannada citizens from southern states settled in Bengaluru. Siddaramaiah has already successfully conveyed his anti-Hindi stance by way of managing to get Hindi signboards off Metro stations,” said N Ok Mohanram, a political observer.
Taking a cue from the Karnataka CM’s opposition to the phrases of reference of the 15th Finance Commission over devolution of taxes, Kerala finance minister T M Thomas Issac has known as for a meeting of finance ministers from southern states on April 10 in Kochi, to take a unified stand at the factor.
“Siddaramaiah has raised a valid factor and it's time for modern southern states to come back in combination to say our rights,” Telangana finance minister Etala Rajender said, adding that he will talk to his CM Ok Chandrashekhar Rao, prior to attending the Kochi assembly.
Siddaramaiah’s move to take the lead comes at a time when the Congress is taking a look at all approach to gain an edge within the run-up to the May 12 meeting elections.
“Siddaramaiah is the appropriate individual to counter PM Narendra Modi within the provide political context. We are positive his initiative towards the Centre’s lopsided useful resource sharing formulation will get robust fortify from the southern states,” said V Hanumantha Rao, AICC secretary, who was once answerable for Congress affairs in Karnataka all through the 2013 meeting polls.
Soon after Siddaramaiah assumed workplace in 2013, Rao and different backward magnificence leaders had felicitated him in Hyderabad and projected him as a distinguished OBC chief of South India.
“OBC votes in South India account for no longer not up to 50% and we needed to consolidate them under Siddaramaiah’s management, however someway efforts did not achieve traction then. Now, the executive minister’s initiative to unite southern states comes on the proper time, with the Karnataka elections declared and a yr to head for common elections,” said Rao.
Justifying his stand to uphold regionalism towards the BJP’s nationalism, Siddaramaiah had previous this month sought to spotlight injustice meted out by way of the Centre to the states south of the Vindhyas. Pitching the modern southern states towards the backward Hindi-speaking northern states, he argued that “for each rupee that Karnataka contributes to the Central purse, it will get most effective Rs 0.47. But, for each rupee Uttar Pradesh contributes, it will get again Rs 1.79”.
The Centre’s coverage of crosssubsidizing what was once then known as BIMARU states, was once raised by way of Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu again in 2003. But Siddaramaiah’s rhetoric assumes a more potent political hue, with the BJP on the Centre professing ‘One Nation, One Culture’.
While the devolution of budget from the central pool can be based on the population of the respective states, the Centre has reportedly requested the 15th Finance Commission to imagine the 2011 Census knowledge.
Tagging the CMs of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Puducherry, Siddaramaiah tweeted on March 23, “Centre asks 15th FC to use 2011 Census knowledge as an alternative of 1971 Census used thus far to resolve devolution of taxes. This will further affect the pursuits of the south: we want to withstand.”
“Doing away with the 1971 population criterion for tax devolution will lead to an issue. The states which have accomplished demographic and health indicators and regulated population would substantially lose out,” Kerala finance minister Issac said.
Siddaramaiah’s crusade in favour of the southern states, political observers expect, may just fetch the Congress votes of Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam talking Bengalureans, who account for on the subject of 30% of the town’s population.
“It could also be a smart move to attract non-Kannada citizens from southern states settled in Bengaluru. Siddaramaiah has already successfully conveyed his anti-Hindi stance by way of managing to get Hindi signboards off Metro stations,” said N Ok Mohanram, a political observer.
Karnataka election 2018: Kochi convention of South finmins to oppose Centre, may give Siddaramaiah a poll boost
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