Bengaluru, Feb. 15 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleged that the Central government is "killing" the Jal Jeevan Mission project "by not providing the necessary amount of funds in its budget", adding that his state government is "committed to providing safe drinking water to every household" despite the "stepmotherly attitude" towards the state .

In a social media post on X, CM Siddaramaiah, "The colors of the @BJP4India party that betrayed the interests of Karnataka are revealed!"

He stated that the Jal Jeevan Mission was implemented in Karnataka with the aim of providing piped water connections to all rural households in the state.

"But considering the funds released to Karnataka in the budget by the central government, it...