NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prove his allegations of corruption against the Congress government in Karnataka.
During an election rally in Shiggaon, Siddaramaiah responded to accusations made by Modi at a public meeting in Akola, Maharashtra. Modi alleged that the Congress government in Karnataka had collected Rs 700 crore through the excise department for election purposes in other states.
Siddaramaiah denied these claims and challenged the Prime Minister to provide evidence.
“Today I challenge Narendra Modi that if he can prove these allegations, I will retire from politics. If you cannot, then you should retire,” Siddaramaiah stated at the rally.
He further criticized the Prime Minister, stating, "I am surprised to see the prime minister of this country lies so much. While campaigning somewhere in Maharashtra, the prime minister said that the Congress in Karnataka has collected Rs 700 crore through the excise department to send to Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and to spend on the bypolls.”
The chief minister emphasized the seriousness of such accusations coming from the Prime Minister and called for truthful statements from the nation's leader.
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