Karnataka ’s development debate has once again taken centre stage, this time with the ruling Congress hitting back at the Janata Dal (Secular)’s “no roads, no funds, no jobs” jibe. The discussion over the state’s development has been brewing for weeks and follows Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw ’s sharp criticism of Bengaluru ’s pothole-ridden and garbage-strewn roads. Responding to the JD(S) attack, Congress described Karnataka as India’s “investment magnet,” saying it preferred to counter with “facts, not feelings”.

It began when JD(S) state president Nikhil Kumar accused the government of complacency, alleging that ministers were busy “cooking excuses” while neighbouring Andhra Pradesh was “cooking up investments”. The post was in response to Andhra minister Nara Lokesh’s pos

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