'Transfer business' going on in a big way under Cong govt, alleges HD Kumaraswamy
Ramanagara (K'taka), June 28: JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday alleged that "transfer business" is going on in a "big way", under the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka.
Pointing at ministers and the chief minister's repeated statements regarding conducting inquiry into alleged irregularities of the previous BJP regime, he said, to cover up their failures, new statements are being issued every day.
"Have you ever seen a Chief Minister's office issuing five orders for one post? After issuing a transfer order the Chief Minister's office would have records with orders numbered. Who has created an atmosphere, where orders are being issued for appointing five people to one post is clear....transfer business is going on in a big way," Kumaraswamy said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, on one side open statements are being made from stage during events and in front of the media, stating that they will not take bribes, but the business of transfer is rampant every day.
"Also, the government is treating officials in a bad way in every department, compared to the previous BJP government. On getting power one should not lose control over his mind and should learn to work with respect. It is better if those in power learn how to behave in public," he added.
Responding to a question, the former CM said, "there should be no doubts about commission business continuing in this government too, and to fix the rate, all works have been stopped".
"It is laughable that a Minister says that inquiry will be conducted on developmental works taken up during the last four years. How and from where will they do it? " he said.
Noting that every day in newspapers one can find that all ministers, including the chief minister, are issuing statements regarding conducting inquiry into alleged irregularities of the previous regime, Kumaraswamy said, it looks like this government along with five 'guarantees' has also decided to give another scheme called "Thanika Jyothi" (Inquiry Jyothi) on previous government.
"Inquiry into any of the irregularities or scams will not be taken to a logical end, nothing will happen from it," he said, adding that to cover up their failures new statements are being made every day by CM and ministers. "They are creating an illusion of providing a clean administration by doing all this."
Alleging that Congress and BJP are two faces of the same coin, Kumaraswamy called both the national parties like 'British East India Company' in a free India and in a democracy, as they too are looting the country's resources, the way the company did in the past.
Hitting out at Siddaramaiah government for pointing fingers at the Centre for everything including on the rising vegetable price raise, in response to a question, he said, "then why are they (Congress in government) here? During the election they gave full page publicity in newspapers with Siddaramaiah on one side and D K Shivakumar (state Congress chief and Deputy CM) on other side, promising to bring down prices."
"What will the state government do to bring down the prices of vegetables like tomatoes?" he asked, pointing out that the Centre has already said that they will bring down the prices of pulses by letting imported lots into the market.
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MP: Woman, lover conspire to get husband killed; police looking for contract killer
Dhar (MP) (PTI): A 25-year-old woman and her lover have been arrested in the district for allegedly conspiring to kill her husband by hiring a contract killer, police said on Thursday.
The case was solved within 36 hours of the murder though the woman initially tried to mislead the police by claiming that robbers killed her husband, an official said.
Dev Krishna Purohit (28) was stabbed to death on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday at his house in Gondikheda Charan village, about 60 km from here.
Superintendent of Police Mayank Awasthi told reporters that accused Priyanka Purohit (25) was married to Dev Krishna when she was around 15 years old. Priyanka moved to her matrimonial home after attaining adulthood but was unwilling to live with her husband, leading to frequent disputes between them.
During investigation, it emerged that she was in a relationship with Kamlesh (32), the SP said.
The duo allegedly hatched a plan to kill Dev Krishna and hired a man identified as Surendra for Rs 1 lakh do the job, he said
After Dev Krishna was killed, Priyanka told police that unidentified persons broke into the house, attacked her husband with a sharp weapon while holding her captive in another room, and fled with valuables.
But the inconsistencies in her statements raised suspicion, and eventually she confessed to hatching the murder conspiracy, the SP said.
While she and Kamlesh were arrested, police are looking for the contract killer, the official added.
