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The Karnataka government decided to buy the aircraft for VIP travel, as the state currently hires helicopters and private jets on rent, according to state officials
Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra and CM Siddaramaiah | Image: File
The Karnataka BJP slammed the Congress government for its decision to purchase a helicopter and private jet for VIP travel, accusing it of splurging public money on luxury while neglecting funds for development.
The Karnataka government decided to buy the aircraft for VIP travel, as the state currently hires helicopters and private jets on rent, according to state officials.
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In a post on X, state BJP chief Vijayendra alleged that even as the state government struggles to meet essential financial obligations, it is moving ahead with the extravagant purchase of a “5-seater helicopter and 13-seater jet”.
“There is no money for development works, no money to launch new schemes; even government employees are not being paid on time, while the CM’s relief fund does not reach patients fighting life-and-death situations on time. They can’t even pay the basic pension for freedom fighters. In such a pathetic financial condition, this @INCKarnataka government’s setting out to buy a ‘5-seater helicopter and 13-seater jet’ is the height of absurdity,” he said.
“This reminds one of the proverb: ‘Even if there’s no food in the stomach, there’s a jasmine flower in the hair.'”
ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಣವಿಲ್ಲ, ಹೊಸ ಹೊಸ ಯೋಜನೆ ರೂಪಿಸಲು ಹಣವಿಲ್ಲ, ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ನೌಕರರ ಸಂಬಳಕೊಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ, ಆಪತ್ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವನ್ಮರಣದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೋರಾಡುವ ರೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳ ಪರಿಹಾರ ನಿಧಿಯ ಹಣವೂ ಸಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ತಲುಪುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ, ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಯೋಧರ ಪಿಂಚಣಿಯನ್ನೂ ಕೊಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ, ಇಂತಹ ದಯನಿಯ… pic.twitter.com/2D0dpKHZnB— Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) September 2, 2025
The state BJP president alleged that since coming to power, the Congress government has been draining the state treasury on extravagant self-promotional events.
He urged the government to scrap the proposed aircraft purchase and instead focus on pressing development needs.
Congress leader and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defended the government’s move, saying that the decision to buy VIP aircraft had been pending for many years.
“The government will soon call a tender for it. The Chief Minister has entrusted me and a few ministers with the responsibility of looking at buying a helicopter and a special plane. We will study what other states are doing and make a decision. We are also going to discuss with HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited).”
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