Authoritarian rule of Centre is major reason for rise of regionalism in India: JC Madhuswamy

JC Madhuswamy was speaking in Mysuru at an Akhila Bharatha Sharana Sahitya Parishat seminar.

Minor Irrigation Minister JC Madhuswamy in Karnataka surprised one and all when he spoke against the Modi-led Union Government. While speaking in Mysuru at an Akhila Bharatha Sharana Sahitya Parishat seminar titled, 'National Integration and Regional Freedom, he said, "In the Centre, a dictatorship approach has started and has threatened unity. As we progressed it had to be liberalized but we see it is being centralized." Speaking against NEET (National Eligibility Entrance Test), the minister argued that the introduction of NEET has put states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu at a disadvantage. He asked Tejasvi Surya, Bangalore South MP, who was also present to take this matter in Parliament.