Bengaluru, Aug 8 (UNI) Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday criticised Centre's decision to shut down the National Handloom Development Corporation.
The Congress leader, who has been hospitalised over the COVID-19 pandemic, in a Twitter message, said, "By closing down the Handloom Corporation, the real face of the Prime Minister who propagate "athmanirbhara Bharath'" he said.
The Union government had shut down the Corporation, which was acting a key bridge between weavers and the Government, he stated.