BJP leader R Ashoka on Sunday alleged that under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar, Karnataka has descended into ''Jungle Raj'' - where arrogance replaces accountability and intimidation replaces governance.

The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly was targeting the Congress government over Shivakumar's statement on Saturday that the contractors cannot ''threaten'' the government, while assuring them an audience with the CM to address their concerns about clearing pending dues.

The Karnataka State Contractors Association (KSCA) representatives, who met the Deputy CM, said that the association would go ahead with its planned strike if pending bills worth Rs 33,000 crore are not substantially cleared in the next two months.

KSCA had recently written to

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