‘Public money misused’As soon as the House assembled, BJP members S. Suresh Kumar and V. Sunil Kumar, along with JD(S) member C.B. Leader of the Opposition R. Ashok alleged that public money had been misused to strain Centre-State relations. He accused the Congress government of using taxpayers’ money to promote party-related matters by publishing advertisements against a Central government scheme. Mr Suresh Kumar termed the issue of advertisements the “biggest crime,” while BJP State president and member B.Y. Responding to the allegations, Mr. Kharge accused the BJP of ignoring the fact that the Centre runs largely on taxes collected from Karnataka.