Hubballi, Nov. 3 -- Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan claimed the BJP government in the State did not sanction a single house as it costs Rs 7.5 lakh to build a house.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Khan said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has approved 42,345 houses out of the 1,80,000 this year.

He said, "During the previous government, when Congress was in power, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sanctioned these houses. After that, the BJP government came, the coalition government came, but neither a single house was sanctioned nor a single house was given. The reason is that it costs Rs 7.5 lakh to build a house."

Slamming the BJP, he added that the Central and state governments provided Rs 1.5 lakh each, and the poor had to p...