Talk of South-North tax divide is mischief, focus on court pendencies instead
That the payment of taxes is without quid pro quo is a basic lesson in law schools.
Aug 27, 2018, 17:10 PM ISTSouth vs North: Not biased against any region, says PM Narendra Modi in Chennai over money sharing row
Modi claimed his government has suggested incentives to states that have controlled their population growth, but did not offer any details.
Apr 12, 2018, 14:36 PM ISTCaste, communists, cinema, Cauvery: Why BJP cannot jump easily over the C factors in southern India
The southern states are miles ahead or miles away from most of BJP's pet poll planks: national security, law and order, Hindutva and the fight against corruption.
Apr 10, 2018, 18:38 PM ISTSouthern Finance Ministers meet to discuss revenue loss because of Modi government's proposal
The southern states feel they are being penalised for successfully implementing the Centre's programmes to control population growth, while at the same time rewarding the northern states for their abject failure on this count.
Apr 10, 2018, 13:44 PM ISTWe need to resist: Siddaramaiah calls for CMs of southern states to oppose Modi government proposal
Concern and unity are growing in the south over the Modi government's proposal to divide Central funds on the basis of 2011 census.
Mar 23, 2018, 11:46 AM ISTFull text of letters MK Stalin wrote to PM Narendra Modi, 10 Chief Ministers warning of unfair financial allocations to states
Stalin had warned of grave discontent in the states that would be penalised for successfully controlling their populations.
Mar 21, 2018, 14:14 PM ISTDiscontent and unrest: MK Stalin's warning to PM Narendra Modi on money share of states
Stalin has also written to the Chief Ministers of 10 states that will be affected by the Centre's decision, asking them to oppose the Centre. There isn't a single BJP or NDA CM on this list.
Mar 21, 2018, 13:47 PM ISTWill support it if southern states want to break away from India: DMK leader MK Stalin
The DMK had dropped its secessionist demand for a separate country in 1962.
Mar 17, 2018, 20:36 PM ISTSouth India subsidises the North, where is the reward for development: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
The Congress CM's opinion reflects the growing chorus of voices in the South that are questioning the disparity. The issue is heating up over proposals to use the 2011 census as the basis for Central planning, which puts all southern states at a disadvantage.
Mar 16, 2018, 13:59 PM IST