Siddaramaiah orders probe into corruption allegations pertaining to KKRDB

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered an investigation over allegations of corruption in Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board KKRDB during BJP governments tenure following a complaint by party leader Priyank Kharge reported news agency ANIKharge who is Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister said a thorough investigation will be done and the guilty will be bookedCMofKarnataka orders investigation into the mismanagement of KKRDB funds Crores has been diverted to fulfill BJPs hidden agenda and for their own MLAs As promised earlier a thorough investigation will be done and the guilty will be booked Priyank Kharge who is son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said in a tweet CMofKarnataka orders investigation into the mismanagement of KKRDB funds Crores has been diverted to fulfill BJPrsquos hidden agenda amp for their own MLAsAs promised earlier a thorough investigation will be done amp the guilty will be booked pictwittercomgSkwZfNlnPmdash Priyank Kharge PriyankKharge May 30 2023Congress leaders had earlier alleged that some BJP leaders in Karnataka were handinglove with contractors and were misappropriating public funds released to KKRDBCorruption was a key issue of the campaign during the Karnataka elections held earlier this month with both BJP and Congress making allegations at each otherKarnataka Congress party had earlier released a corruption rate card depicting various scandals of ruling BJP government in the state including 40 per cent commission charge by state contractorsWhile releasing the corruption rate card in both English and Kannada Karnataka Congress party leaders alleged that the ruling BJP govt in state has looted Rs 150000 crore in the last four yearsThe cost for the CM post is rs 2500 crores while the cost of a ministerial berth is Rs 500 crore Congress said in its Corruption rate card40 per cent sarkara has looted over Rs 150000 crore from the people of Karnataka in the last 4 years it allegedThe rate card with specific mention about commission read The government demands different deals It begins with 30 per cent commission for the mutt grants 40 per cent for road contracts and goes up to 75 per cent for the Covid19 suppliesMeanwhile Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who expanded his cabinet by inducting 24 new Ministers has allocated portfolios to all the ministers in his Cabinet late last nightThere is mounting pressure on the new Congress government by opposition parties and various sections of people from across the state to fulfill its five poll guaranteesIn the maiden Cabinet meeting of this government soon after the swearingin of Chief Minister Deputy Chief Minister and eight Ministers on May 20 it was decided to accord inprinciple approval to the Congress five guarantees promised before the electionsThe guarantees would most likely be implemented after the next Cabinet meeting Siddaramaiah who chaired the cabinet meeting had told reporters that dayThe Congress had promised to implement the guarantees 200 units of free power to all households Gruha Jyoti Rs 2000 monthly assistance to the woman head of every family Gruha Lakshmi 10 kg of rice free to every member of a BPL household Anna Bhagya Rs 3000 every month for unemployed graduate youth and Rs 1500 for unemployed diploma holders both in the age group of 1825 YuvaNidhi and free travel for women in public transport buses Shakti on the very first day of assuming power in the stateWith inputs ANI and PTI