Bengaluru, Feb. 19 -- Karnataka, BJP leader R. Ashok has alleged that the state government has failed to provide food to over 23,000 orphans and withheld Rs.75 crores in aid for the last seven months. Ashok claimed the funds, intended for children who lost parents due to Covid and other reasons, have been "swallowed" by the administration, also mentioning issues with the Grihalakshmi Yojana and transport department.

"The state government is not even providing food to more than 23 thousand orphans. For the last 7 months, 75 crores have not been given to orphans who have lost their parents due to Covid and other reasons. Whose pocket did this money go into? All governments have pledged that Karnataka will not die of hunger. But this govern...