Former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday accused the present state government of negligence that, he said, has forced a prestigious company to shift its planned investment from Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh. Speaking to the media in Haveri, Bommai said the loss of a major investor was an outcome of poor governance, corruption and a collapse of basic infrastructure under the current administration.

Bommai claimed the foreign firm — which he said was prepared to invest ₹1.23 lakh crore outside the US — chose Andhra Pradesh despite Karnataka’s advantages because the state administration failed to provide a conducive environment. “When we were in power, we took every step to retain investments. That company has already created jobs for about 30,000 people where it went. If the g

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