Congress MP Proposes Southern States over Claims of 'Fiscal Injustice' from Centre, Draws Mixed Response
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Congress MP DK Suresh proposed the idea of separate southern states over 'fiscal injustice' in resource allocation from the Union budget.
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Suresh stated that taxes collected from southern states were distributed in the north without adequate returns.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah attributed the disparity to the Centre but did not endorse demand for separate statehood.
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Deputy CM Shivakumar defended Suresh's perspective as reflecting public sentiment over feeling ignored.
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The opposition BJP accused Congress of divisive politics over the North-South conflict.