Posted 2/1/2024, 1:55:27 PM
Congress MP Demands Separate South India, Accusing Centre of Unequal Development Funds and Tax Share
- Congress MP DK Suresh Kumar demands separate country for South India, accusing Centre of depriving region of developmental funds
- Kumar alleges South is facing "injustice" in getting its rightful share of GST, Customs and Direct taxes
- BJP criticizes Congress of having a "divisive mentality" with its "Bharat Todo" outlook
- Recently, Karnataka Congress released white paper claiming state contributes over Rs 2 lakh crore in taxes but gets back only Rs 50,000 crore
- Karnataka forming bloc with other South Indian states against Centre over "skewed" tax devolution reducing state's share from 4.71% to 3.64%