Koppal, Oct. 8 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the diesel shortage faced by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) was temporary and asserted that the government had not stopped any scheme.

Speaking in Koppal district, Parameshwara said the government had been providing Rs 52,000 crore annually for three years and maintained that there was discipline in its financial system.

"We know how to run the government. If we had a problem, we could have stopped some guarantee. But we have been giving Rs 52,000 crore for three years. There is discipline in our government's financial system," he said.

Parameshwara said that Former CM Siddaramaiah had presented the budget 16 times and maintained f...