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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After arriving from Delhi, Shinde heads to his native village; Mahayuti meet likely on Sun
Mumbai(PTI): Outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who returned to Mumbai from New Delhi on Friday morning, is travelling to his native village in Satara district amid continuing suspense over his successor a week after the assembly poll results.
Shinde had told reporters in New Delhi on late Thursday night that the next meeting of the Mahayuti alliance on government formation will be held in Mumbai on Friday.
However, the caretaker CM, who heads the Shiv Sena, is travelling to his native village Dare in Satara district in western Maharashtra and the meeting is now expected to take place on Sunday, the sources said.
The Shiv Sena leader has repeatedly said he would not be an obstacle in the government formation and abide by the decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the next chief minister.
Different viewpoints are emerging in the Shiv Sena over Shinde's place in the next government to be headed by the BJP, the biggest constituent in the Mahayuti, which posted a thumping win in the just-held assembly polls.
Many leaders in the Shiv Sena are asking Shinde to accept deputy CM's post if offered by the BJP. However, another section feels it wouldn't be right for him to accept No. 2 position after serving as CM for more than two-and-a-half years, the sources said.
"The government formation process will start after the BJP announces its legislature party leader," they said.
During his Delhi trip, Shinde had met Shah and discussed formation of the next government in the state. His deputies in the outgoing state cabinet Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) and Ajit Pawar (NCP) had also met the senior BJP leader.
Talking to reporters in the national capital, Shinde called the discussion “good and positive”.
Shinde, Fadnavis and Pawar had also met BJP president J P Nadda.
