Congress MLA’s letter to CM exposes high level of corruption in Karnataka: BJP MLA
BJP MLA claimed that earlier Upa Lokayukta B. Veerappa went on record that 63 % of people in Karnataka had to pay bribe to get their works done in government offices
A Congress MLA has written to Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, alleging high levels of corruption within the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL) office in Dakshina Kannada. The letter, dated August 25, was written by Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai and exposed the alleged demands for additional funds from contractors.
According to the MLA, two engineers, an Executive Engineer and a Junior Engineer, have demanded "7% more money" as "KRIDL charge" from contractors. The letter also revealed that these engineers claimed they had to make monthly payments to the district in-charge minister and the minister in-charge of KRIDL.
Speaking to presspersons, BJP MLA Y. Bharat Shetty highlighted that the KPSC scam, excise department scam, and these alleged KRIDL scams demonstrated the government's failure to conduct serious investigations and bring cases to a logical conclusion. Shetty alleged that corruption is a guarantee of the Congress-led government. Earlier, Upa Lokayukta B. Veerappa had stated that 63% of people in Karnataka had to pay bribes to get their works done in government offices.
Shetty claimed that the BJP government had previously been accused of charging a "40% commission," but they were unable to substantiate or prove these allegations.
Shetty demanded that the government hold a judicial inquiry in each case involving corruption.
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