Bengaluru, Nov. 4 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Leader of Opposition R Ashoka for terming his letter to the Centre seeking drought relief as "begging".

In a detailed statement posted on X, Parameshwara said Ashoka's reaction and the words used were "disgusting" and he strongly condemns them.

"India is a Union of States. Here, the Central Government is not the master, and the States are not bonded labourers standing with folded hands before the Centre. It is our legitimate right for our elected State Government to respond to the distress of its farmers and seek drought relief from the Centre. Comparing it to begging shows that R. Ashoka has not an iota ...