Congress MLA R V Deshpande criticised the Congress-led Karnataka government's five welfare guarantee schemes and said, "God knows who advised Siddaramaiah. If I were...CM, I wouldn't have implemented them." "Siddaramaiah's government gave five guarantees, ₹2,000 every month to women; it’s a lottery for them. The situation of men has worsened. If men speak much, they'll be punished," he added.