Opposotion alleges bias in fund allocation

BANGALORE: JD (S) leader in Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Padmanabha Reddy, has alleged that the ruling BJP has allotted more funds for the development of the constituencies and wards of its MLAs and corporatorsTaking part in a debate on the budget, Reddy said, “When corporators are striving hard to get funds, it is not possible for us to share the funds with MLAsWithdraw the constituency grants given to MLAs and distribute it to wardsIf the ruling party does not allot funds equally among the 198 wards, we will fight legally.” He threatened of staging an indefinite hunger strike with other JD(S) corporators if the BBMP fails to distribute funds to wards“Budget looks like a groundnut and when you break it, there is no seed at allPoliticians tell lies, but the ruling party has lied the public beyond limit,” he condemned the ruling partyMeanwhile, 6 Congress MLAs extended their support to the councillors who demanded the presentation of budget afreshN L Narendra Babu, Dinesh Gundu Rao, N A Haris, Ramalinga Reddy, K J George and R Roshan Baig attended the council sessionDinesh Gundu Rao said that the development works mentioned in the budget were not possibleHe also alleged discrimination in the allocation of funds“When you (BBMP) are getting tax from public in all wards, its not fair to allot funds like thisAn Assembly constituency with BJP MLA has got `100 crore, while a constituency with Congress MLA has got just `19 crore,” he charged