Kumaraswamy flashes pen drive, says he will expose corruption in Congress govt
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday claimed that he has evidence pertaining to allegations of corruption against the Congress government in the state which he will share at the “right time”.
The Janata Dal (Secular) leader told reporters that he is roaming with a pen drive in his pocket which has audio evidence of the state government’s corruption in transfers in the Energy department. He further highlighted that a “responsible minister” from the current cabinet is also involved.
The former CM mentioned that cash-for-transfer has become the sixth promise of the ruling party in the state. He asserted that ₹10 crore is being charged for each transfer in the state’s energy department. “One of the transferred officers earns a staggering ₹50 lakh per day,” he further claimed.
Furthermore, Kumaraswamy shared that he has proof and he will not release the evidence without solid information.
“Kannadigas had thought CMO was Chief Minister’s Office. They have now understood that this has now become corruption management office,” Kumaraswamy tweeted taking a dig at the grand-old party.
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Karnataka bypolls: Over 60 per cent voter turnout in Bagalkot, Davanagere South till 5 pm
Bengaluru (PTI): Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in both Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday.
While the turnout in Bagalkot was 65.68 per cent, it was 63.04 per cent in Davanagere South.
While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP aims to wrest them and deliver a setback to its rival, which is currently witnessing an "internal power struggle" over leadership.
The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
A total of over 2.59 lakh eligible voters are expected to cast their votes at around 319 polling stations in Bagalkot, where nine candidates are in the fray.
In Davanagere South, over 2.31 lakh eligible voters are expected to vote across 284 polling stations, with 25 candidates contesting.
The BJP has fielded former MLA and 2023 defeated candidate Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkot, and a fresh face, Srinivas T Dasakariyappa, from Davanagere South.
The Congress has given tickets to family members of the late legislators in both constituencies. Bagalkot candidate Umesh Meti is the son of H Y Meti, while Samarth Mallikarjun from Davanagere South is the grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
