Bengaluru, Jan. 23 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said reports of the Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu raising concerns with the Central Government over the implementation of the VB-G RAM G Act were politically significant and carried serious implications for Centre-State relations.
In a statement, Siddaramaiah said the concerns reportedly expressed by Naidu, particularly over the altered funding pattern and the additional financial burden on states, were consequential as they came from a key ally of the BJP, whose support is critical to the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre.
The Chief Minister said the Congress party and several Opposition-ruled states, including Karnataka, had for months warned that the...