Kumaraswamy accuses Karnataka govt of corruption
Hindustan TimesBengaluru Former chief minister and Janata Dal JD leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday alleged rampant corruption in the Congress government, and said officials in chief minister Siddaramaiah’s office were demanding money for transfers. Kumaraswamy alleged that Tahsildar Ajit Rai who was suspended recently after the Lokayukta raid, had paid ₹ 3 crore to get a posting in the previous government Kumaraswamy alleged that the chief minister office’s officials were demanding ₹30 lakh for transfers and a letter from the MLA alone does not suffice. “This government can only survive through ventilators in the ICU.” Attacking the Congress over the corruption in state, the former chief minister on Sunday had also said that the Congress government has introduced a new tax called ‘YST’. “A new tax YST has been introduced by the government,” Kumaraswamy chided, in a veiled reference to chief minister Siddaramaiah’s son, Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah.