K'taka: FIR against contractor who wrote to PM Modi alleging demand of commission by govt officials
Koppal: Gangavathi Rural Police on Friday booked a contractor who wrote to PM Modi alleging that commission was being demanded from him by government officials to release his pending amount.
The contractor, identified as Yerriswamy released a video wherein he claimed that he was booked by Gangavathi Rural Police under section 406 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Yerriswamy had earlier written to PM Modi alleging that government officials in Karnataka were demanding commission from him for releasing his dues.
He had said that the executive officer and the junior engineer have demanded a 30-40% commission from him as a bribe. He further said that contractors were unable to work with so many bribes.
Contractor Yariswamy had reportedly set up a solid waste management disposal unit. “I had supplied materials for this. They had made a payment of around 4 lakhs. They said go ahead with work, and we won't trouble you. But later, they asked me to pay them a percentage.” He wrote in the letter to PM Modi.
“I said no, clear my payment and I'll finish the work. So, they stopped me and they themselves put a roof on the disposal unit,” said Yariswamy.
He said, “Initially they said no commission was required and told me to finish the work fast. Later, when the payment was being released, they asked for a percentage. How do I trust them? The Executive Officer and Junior Engineer asked for money.”
“I've sent an initial 12,000 through phone pay and 20,000 in cash. They are troubling me. They are demanding a 30% bribe and the total commission comes to 40%,” said the contractor.
The officials reportedly filed a complaint against the contractor over the allegations following which the contractor has been booked by the cops under section 406 of IPC.
This comes after contractor Santosh Patil died by suicide alleging officials in Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) ministry were taking bribes to release funds for projects.
Contractor Santosh Patil, who had accused Karnataka BJP minister KS Eshwarappa of corruption, was found dead in a lodge in Udupi city on Monday, April 11.
#BREAKING #FIR regd by gangavathi rural police against #contractor Yerriswamy who wrote letter to @PMOIndia complaining that #Commission is being demanded by govt officials to release his amount. Cops inform based on complaint 4m CEO- FIR regd under IPC 406. Investigation is on pic.twitter.com/ev5flAC3TD
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Punjab: AAP wins Zila parishad, Panchayat polls stamp of approval for Mann govt, says Kejriwal
Chandigarh (PTI): The ruling Aam Aadmi Party registered an emphatic victory in the rural body elections in Punjab, winning 63 per cent zones of zila parishads and 54 per cent zones of panchayat samitis.
According to the results of elections declared on Thursday, the Congress secured the second spot, while the Shiromani Akali Dal got the third. The BJP was at the fourth position in the rural polls.
Meanwhile, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal said his party's strong showing in the elections showed that people in rural areas put their stamp of approval on the Bhagwant Mann-led government.
Complete results of the polls came on Thursday after the completion of counting of ballot papers, which began on Tuesday.
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Polling was held on December 14 to elect members for 347 zones of 22 zila parishads and 2,838 zones of 153 panchayat samitis.
In zila parishad, AAP registered victory in 218 zones, while the Congress won 62 zones.
The Sukhbir Singh Badal-led SAD got 46 zones, BJP seven, BSP three and Independents 10.
In case of panchayat samitis, AAP won 1,531 zones, while the Congress secured 612 and SAD 445 zones. The BJP registered victory in 73 zones and the BSP in 28 zones. Independents won 144 zones, according to the result.
Reacting to the result, Kejriwal said it showed that there was a wave in favour of his party in the state.
"It shows that people in rural areas have put their stamp of approval on works undertaken by the AAP government under the leadership of Bhagwant Mann," he said as he spoke about anti-drug drive, canal water reaching fields after a "gap of 75 years", free electricity, and government jobs on merit basis.
Kejriwal also vehemently rejected the Opposition's accusations of "high-handedness" in the polling and asserted that the elections were conducted in fair and free manner.
Though the poll results showed a resounding victory of the ruling party in rural areas, the Congress and SAD also challenged AAP at some of the zones.
The poll results suggested that the Congress gave a tough fight to the ruling party in SBS Nagar, Rupnagar, Ferozepur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana while SAD made its presence felt in Muktsar, Faridkot and Bathinda.
In zila parishads, the Congress secured six zones out of 10 in SBS Nagar, five out of 10 in Rupnagar, six out of 14 in Ferozepur, seven out of 21 in Jalandhar, and eight out of 25 in Ludhiana.
In panchayat samitis, the grand old party got 34 out of 82 zones in SBS Nagar, 50 out of 93 in Rupnagar, 61 out of 188 in Jalandhar and 73 out of 235 in Ludhiana.
SAD showed strong performance in the zila parishad of Bathinda where it won 13 out of 17 zones, seven out of 13 in Muktsar and five out of 10 in Faridkot.
In panchayat samitis, the Badal-led outfit won 79 zones out of 137 in Bathinda, 25 of 65 in Faridkot and 48 of 95 in Muktsar, the results showed.
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The BJP won three zones of Fazilka zila parishad and four in Pathankot zila parishad.
Meanwhile, the candidates backed by gangster-turned-politician Gurmeet Singh Sekhon won the Bajidpur and Ferozeshah zones in Ferozepur. These candidates were also supported by SAD.
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring accused the AAP government of "stealing" polls.
"@AAPPunjab may bask in STOLEN GLORY of 'sweeping' the rural mandate, but it knows pretty well where it stands. We know it. They know it. People of Punjab know it. They have NOT swept the elections, they have STOLEN these," Warring alleged in a post on X.
Opposition parties Congress and SAD had earlier accused the ruling AAP of indulging in high-handedness and misusing the official machinery against opposition candidates.
