{"id":4906,"date":"2025-08-15T14:56:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/?p=4906"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:56:22","slug":"political-gains-over-national-interest-karnataka-congress-leaders-slam-centre-on-semiconductor-project-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/political-gains-over-national-interest-karnataka-congress-leaders-slam-centre-on-semiconductor-project-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Political gains over national interest&#8217;: Karnataka Congress leaders slam Centre on semiconductor project locations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On <strong>August 15, 2025<\/strong>, the Union Cabinet approved <strong>four new semiconductor manufacturing facilities<\/strong>. These were assigned to <strong>Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh<\/strong>, highlighting a fresh expansion in India\u2019s semiconductor infrastructure.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latestly.com\/agency-news\/india-news-political-gains-over-national-interest-karnataka-congress-leaders-slam-centre-on-semiconductor-project-locations-7059499.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">LatestLY<\/a>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Karnataka Congress Leaders\u2019 Reactions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Several senior figures from Karnataka\u2019s Congress vocally criticized the central government, accusing it of <strong>favoritism toward BJP-ruled states<\/strong> and downplaying the strategic needs of the South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A.S. Ponnanna<\/strong>, legal advisor to Karnataka&#8217;s CM, accused the Centre of placing <strong>&#8220;political gains over national interest.&#8221;<\/strong> He cited infrastructure examples like the Yellow Metro line\u2014pointing out that even with Karnataka contributing \u20b951,000 crore and the Centre only \u20b97,000 crore, the credit was being framed as primarily the Prime Minister\u2019s.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latestly.com\/agency-news\/india-news-political-gains-over-national-interest-karnataka-congress-leaders-slam-centre-on-semiconductor-project-locations-7059499.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">LatestLY<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rizwan Arshad<\/strong> alleged that tech giants were being coerced into investing in BJP strongholds like Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. He went as far as to say a semiconductor plant meant for Telangana was <strong>&#8220;blackmailed&#8221;<\/strong> into moving to Andhra Pradesh.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latestly.com\/agency-news\/india-news-political-gains-over-national-interest-karnataka-congress-leaders-slam-centre-on-semiconductor-project-locations-7059499.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">LatestLY<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sharath Bachegowda<\/strong> condemned what he called a <strong>&#8220;step-motherly attitude&#8221;<\/strong> toward South India, where states like Karnataka\u2014despite having robust infrastructure\u2014were passed over for semiconductor projects in regions lacking such ecosystems.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latestly.com\/agency-news\/india-news-political-gains-over-national-interest-karnataka-congress-leaders-slam-centre-on-semiconductor-project-locations-7059499.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">LatestLY<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>N.A. Haris<\/strong>, another Congress MLA, emphasized that this pattern has been consistent for the past decade, highlighting that treating BJP and non-BJP states differently is both unconstitutional and unacceptable.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latestly.com\/agency-news\/india-news-political-gains-over-national-interest-karnataka-congress-leaders-slam-centre-on-semiconductor-project-locations-7059499.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">LatestLY<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jairam Ramesh<\/strong>, a senior Congress leader, dismissed the notion of states competing fairly for semiconductor projects as a <strong>&#8220;farce.&#8221;<\/strong> He claimed that similar relocations had taken place before\u2014citing forced transfers from Telangana and Tamil Nadu to Gujarat. His point: if the umpire (Centre) is biased, the competition can\u2019t be fair.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latestly.com\/agency-news\/india-news-political-gains-over-national-interest-karnataka-congress-leaders-slam-centre-on-semiconductor-project-locations-7059499.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">LatestLY<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary Table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Key Concern<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>A. S. Ponnanna<\/td><td>Central government pushing projects for political credit despite Karnataka\u2019s investment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rizwan Arshad<\/td><td>Investment coercion steering projects to friendly states; Telangana project shifted<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sharath Bachegowda<\/td><td>Perceived discriminatory attitude toward South Indian states<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>N. A. Haris<\/td><td>Unequal treatment across states viewed as unconstitutional<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jairam Ramesh<\/td><td>State competition is meaningless if central authority shows bias<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broader Implications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This controversy underscores ongoing tensions around how strategic economic development\u2014especially in high-tech fields like semiconductors\u2014is distributed across states. While Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Punjab welcome the projects, Karnataka\u2019s leadership sees this as neglect of the South, undermining fair growth and investment principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 15, 2025, the Union Cabinet approved four new semiconductor manufacturing facilities. 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