Ramaswami: OVER CENTRALISATION The worst is the manner in which this central BJP government is dealing with the elected state governments. First the GST dues to the states have been kept pending for the last two quarters of the financial year. This is starving the states of resources to meet the challenge of the pandemic. The states are on the frontline of this battle. Having declared a national lockdown without consulting the state governments, now the states are being asked to provide for and look after the lakhs of migrant workers. The centre has so far not dispersed any money from the special fund to which it is forcing all government employees to part with a day’s salary and cutting the salaries in the name of battling the pandemic.