Bengaluru, Aug. 20 -- Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D. K. Shivakumar today said through various welfare and guarantee schemes, the Congress government has directly put Rs 1 lakh crore into the pockets of the poor.
Speaking at the KPCC office on Queens Road during the birth anniversary celebrations of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and former Chief Minister Devaraj Urs, Shivakumar offered floral tributes to the portraits of the leaders before addressing the gathering.
"Our government's guarantee schemes have completed two years. Farmers have received Rs 20,000 crore worth of free electricity, pension schemes have provided Rs 10,000 crore, and the five guarantee schemes alone have delive...