When is Modi govt going to pay Karnataka's MGNREGS workers their wages: Congress

Attacking the Modi government over key issues in Karnataka the Congress on Monday questioned the delay in the vital BagalkoteKudachi Railway line project and also asked when it is going to pay the Karnatakas MGNREGS workers their wagesCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his rally in Bagalkote in KarnatakaWhy has the Modi Government failed to deliver the BagalkoteKudachi Railway line Why is the Modi Government holding up the Upper Bhadra and Mahadayi projects When will the PM pay Karnatakas MGNREGA workers Ramesh said in a post on XElaborating on what he said were jumla details Ramesh said the BagalkoteKudachi line of the SouthWestern Railway has now been delayed by more than eight yearsAs of today only 33 per cent or 46 km of the 142 km line has been completed he saidOriginally sanctioned in 201011 at an outlay of Rs 986 crore the project has now seen its cost balloon to Rs 1649 crore Originally supposed to be completed in March 2016 the project is now slated for completion in 2027 Ramesh claimedDespite the Karnataka government providing the land for the project free of cost and contributing 50 per cent of the construction cost the Modi government has failed to deliver on this project he saidWhy is this vital rail project facing an 11 year delay Is it attributable to the Modi Sarkars incompetence or to its antiKarnataka tendencies Ramesh saidHe further said that in the last years Union Budget the Modi government had proudly announced a 5300 crore grant for the Upper Bhadra Project but more than a year later state Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has revealed that not a single paisa of this grant has been releasedDuring his assembly election campaign PM Modi had also claimed to resolve longstanding issues with the MahadayiKalasa Banduri Nala Project Yet earlier this year clearance for the project has been deferred by the Union Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change Ramesh saidThese projects are crucial to expanding drinking water and irrigation access in a state that has been reeling under a severe drought he notedWhy has the Modi Government neglected these essential infrastructure projects Ramesh askedWhat vendetta does the PM have against the people of Karnataka the Congress leader saidHe said that in order to help alleviate the droughtrelated stress on the rural economy the Karnataka government has sought to increase the number of workingdays under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MGNREGS from 100 to 150There is a provision in the scheme to do so during periods of drought However the Modi Sarkar has not only failed to approve the extension of the scheme it has also failed to release Rs 1600 crore towards the payment of wages to those working under MGNREGS Ramesh saidWhen is the Modi government going to pay Karnatakas MGNREGS workers their wages Ramesh asked