Bengaluru, March 17 -- Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for criticising the state budget and said that whenever the BJP is losing ground and popularity, they bring out the "Muslim angle" to sustain their livelihood.

"If this is a 'halaal' budget and Pakistan budget, then the Union Government also runs a Ministry of Minority Affairs, does that mean Union Government is building a Pakistan within India?... Whenever the BJP is losing ground and popularity, they bring out the Muslim angle to sustain their livelihood. Maharashtra has tripled the Madrassa teachers' salaries. They have given Rs 1000 crore for the Maulana Azad Development Corporation Board. Is that not appeasement?... There is a lot ...