Kereala floods: Row over Nirmala Sitharaman's itinerary persists

Hitting back at the defence minister, Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara said state governments derive their powers from the Constitution, not from the Centre

The row over Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s (pictured) itinerary during her visit to flood-hit Kodagu district persisted on Saturday, with a state minister being faulted over his conduct and the Karnataka government hitting back, asserting that it was not inferior to the Centre.

 
Sitharaman and Karnataka Minister Sa Ra Mahesh were locked in an exchange of words over her itinerary during her visit to Kodagu district on Friday in full view of officials and the media at the district commissioner’s office.
 
In a clarification issued on Saturday, a Defence PRO statement, claimed that Mahesh, who is the