CM Siddaramaiah forms committee of Ministers to review scams during BJP govt
Bengaluru, Sep 10: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday constituted a five-member ministerial committee to review and coordinate the action to be taken in connection with the ongoing probe by the state government and investigating agencies into various scams that have taken place, especially during the BJP rule.
The committee headed by Home Minister G Parameshwara has been asked to complete the task in two months time.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge and Labour Minister Santosh Lad are the members of the committee.
Earlier in the day Parameshwara told reporters that during the BJP rule 20-25 scams have taken place, and all of them will be reviewed.
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"A cabinet sub-committee was constituted during the previous cabinet (meeting), I have been made the Chairman for it. The Chief Minister has said that the report should be submitted in two months, we have started (the process). We have listed about 20-25 scams, we will review all of them," he said.
"....if they (BJP) indulge in vendetta politics, what should we do? we should also do politics, so we will seek reports and act on them," he said in response to a question whether the government became aggressive against the opposition's alleged scams, after they started targeting those in the ruling party in connection with various scams.
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IPL 2026 to be held between March 26-May 31 window
Mumbai (PTI): The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will be held between the March 26 to May 31 window but it remains to be seen if Bengaluru, the home of RCB, holds the opening match.
As per the norms, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium should host the tournament opener given the home side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL 2025 title.
While the venue has received conditional clearance from the Karnataka state government, it also needs to meet the necessary safety and security standards following the death of 11 fans in a stampede during RCB's victory celebrations in June this year.
The mini-auction for IPL 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi today with three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders coming in with the biggest purse.
