Bengaluru, Oct 27 (PTI) Accusing Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of trying to "whitewash his failures" by giving his statements a "political spin", Karnataka Minister Priyaank Kharge on Monday said the former should reflect on why young people are leaving the northeastern state to find work elsewhere.

Kharge, who is the Minister for Electronics, IT/BT was reacting to Sarma calling him a "a first-class idiot" and the Assam government's reported move to register a case against him for allegedly stating that there is no talent in the Northeastern state for setting up big industries like a semiconductor unit.

Kharge had purportedly told a news channel that investments meant for Karnataka were being diverted towards Gujarat and Assam, after being "arm-twisted" by the Centre.

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