Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah hits back at Narendra Modi, says PM runs '90 percent commission sarkar'

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday dubbed the NDA government a ‘90 percent commission sarkar’, retaliating to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s taunt that the ruling Congress government in the state was a ‘10 percent commission sarkar’. “It’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi who runs a ‘90 percent commission sarkar’ in Delhi. He should prove the charge that our government takes 10 per cent commission,” Siddaramaiah said in Bengaluru. [caption id=“attachment_4301203” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah. Getty images[/caption] Addressing BJP rallies in Mysuru on 19 February and in Bengaluru on 4 February, Modi said Karnataka is ruled by a 10 percent commission Sarkar. Replying to a motion of thanks to the address Governor Vajubhai R Vala delivered on 5 February to the joint session of the legislature, Sidddaramaiah told the legislators in the assembly that the previous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state was the most corrupt one from 2008 to 2013, with three chief ministers in five years. “PM Modi should give evidence on the charges he levelled against our government. Let him prove that we take commission. If he says we take 10 percent cut, then his government takes 90 percent commission,” asserted Siddaramaiah on the 6th day of the 10-day budget session in Vidhana Soudha. Accusing the prime minister of indulging in shoot and scoot, the chief minister said it was Modi who revelled in ‘hit and run’ tactic during his visits to the state for addressing his party’s (BJP) rally’ “The BJP has failed to prove the charges Modi and its leaders made against our government and me. Otherwise, they should withdraw them and apologise to the people of the state for insulting them,” said Siddaramiah. Locking horns with the chief minister, opposition BJP leader in the assembly Jagadish Shettar alleged the ruling Congress government was number one in corruption. “The people know what happened during the BJP’s 5-year misrule, when the rich mining district Ballari was turned into a republic by its members,” recalled Siddaramaiah. Protesting against the chief minister’s remarks, the BJP members staged a walkout amid noisy scenes.