Chalavadi Narayanaswamy demanded that the Congress government clarify where the Rs 52,009 crore allocated in the state budget for the implementation of guarantee schemes is going. He stated that there is an ongoing discussion within the Congress party and government about whether these guarantees should even be implemented or not. He accused the Congress of misusing Rs 25,000 crore meant for Dalits and stated that rice distribution has been abandoned for the past six months under the free rice scheme. The Rs 2,000 financial assistance for women heads under the Gruha Laxmi scheme has stopped, and the Yuva Nidhi scheme remains a mirage, benefiting no one, he said. The Chief Minister should review this matter and ensure that the six-month backlog of guarantee benefits is provided to the people, he demanded. He mocked the Congress for spreading false propaganda that the BJP and RSS force Dalits to wear shorts (chaddis) on their heads. He admitted that during earlier agitations, he had symbolically sent a pair of shorts to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to protest against Congress.
