Barkha Dutt speaks exclusively to Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar o the protests by the Karnataka government among other southern states. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are alleging discrimination in allocation of funds and the tax share they are receiving. DK Suresh, brother of DK Shivakumar controversially said in Parliament that "if this continues southern states may one day demand a separate nation.." .. PM Modi has slammed the opposition for trying to "divide the nation .."
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Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy CM DK Shivakumar, state ministers and Congress MLAs on Wednesday staged a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, alleging injustice from the Centre towards the southern state in devolution of taxes. The protest coincides with many non-BJP ruled state governments in the south alleging economic discrimination by the Centre.
The ruling Congress leaders of Karnataka demanded that the Centre set right the losses to the tune of Rs 45,000 cr allegedly incurred by the state during the last four years under the 15th Finance Commission. "Karnataka is number two state as far as tax collection is concerned, Maharashtra is number one... Karnataka is contributing more than Rs 4.30 lakh crores as tax... If we collect Rs 100 as tax and give it to the government of India, we are only getting Rs 12-13 back," Siddaramaiah said in his address at the protest.
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