Mysuru, June 11 -- BJP Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh alleged that Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge had written to the Finance Department seeking the release of Rs. 2 crore for providing food to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Bengaluru.

He also accused the State Government of failing to curb rising crime and the growing drug menace in Karnataka.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram this morning, Mahesh claimed that law and order had deteriorated under the present government.

Quoting crime statistics, he alleged that Karnataka had witnessed a 10 percent increase in crime compared to the previous year, while Kalaburagi district, represented by Priyank Kharge, had recorded a 15 percent rise.

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