“Centre being partial to U.P”: Kumaraswamy lashes out over insufficient oxygen supply

Former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday accused the Centre of being partial to Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the Centre had provided solely 120 metric tonnes of oxygen to Karnataka regardless of the court docket’s order to supply 1,200 metric tonnes.

“The Centre has displayed the height of partiality by providing 1,680 metric tonnes of Oxygen to Uttar Pradesh though it has fewer COVID cases compared to us (Karnataka),” he tweeted. “Have Kannadigas become orphans in this federal structure? The bias attitude of the Centre with respect to Karnataka has been exposed by the statistics furnished by the Government itself,” he mentioned in a collection of tweets.

Questioning the Centre over the allocation, Mr. Kumaraswamy, he mentioned: ” Why the Centre has so much contempt against Karnataka and Kannadigas? Is it due to the fact that Karnataka has elected highest MPs for the BJP or is it an effort to project Yediyurappa as a villain?”

He alleged that the Centre ought to perceive that it’s functoning underneath a federal construction and therefore equal precedence must be given to all of the States. It is an obligation on the a part of the Government to maintain the wants of these in dire state of affairs, he added.

The former Chief Minister mentioned: “The Chief Secretary himself has expressed helplessness with respect to the availability of vaccines. He has said that those wanting to take the first dose will have to wait as priority would be given to those taking the second dose in the wake of Centre supplying only 7 lakh doses as against the request to provide 3 crore doses.”

He requested these supporting the selections of BJP if they’re prepared to take accountability for the massive variety of Kannadigas who’re shedding their lives due to oxygen scarcity.

“Though the Centre gave only 120 metric tonnes of oxygen as against the court instruction of 1,200 metric tonnes, the Union Ministers and BJP MPs have fallen over to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thank him for the oxygen.”

The Centre ought to shun the conceitedness that comes from the idea that it’s strongest and as an alternative take measures to fulfill the real necessities of Karnataka and realise that it’s operating the federal authorities, he added.

However, responding to Mr. Kumaraswamy’s tweets, BJP National General Secretary C.T. Ravi in one other tweet mentioned that the entire allocation of Oxygen for Karnataka is 1,075 metric tonnes, and the 120 metric tonnes talked about is thru one Oxygen Express to meet the State’s emergency wants.