Bengaluru, Aug. 27 -- Karnataka Leader of Opposition in the legislative assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader R Ashoka on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led state government over its delayed response to the drought crisis and reiterated the opposition's demand for the immediate resignation of Minister B Nagendra.

Targeting the state government over the drought declaration of 101 talukas, Ashoka claimed that the administration acted too late and vastly undercounted the affected regions.

"Today Deputy Chief Minister G Parmeshwar has declared 101 talukas as drought-hit talukas. They realised it very late. I want to say that not only 101 but there are 170 Talukas which are drought-hit talukas. They should als...