India, Nov. 7 -- Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of engaging with the Centre in name only on drought management, saying it had failed to press sincerely for relief for farmers.

Speaking to reporters at BHEL's factory premises in Vijayanagar during the state's 71st Rajyotsava celebrations, he said the government had spent two months writing to the Centre for compensation rather than pressing the case in person.

He alleged that the Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, and his deputy, G. Parameshwara, had not called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah or the relevant Union ministers to press the state's case. The demand for drought ...