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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Jul 31: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D K Shivakumar demanded judicial inquiry by a sitting judge into the state government’s alleged corona corruption charges.
Addressing media here on Friday July 31, D K Shivakumar said, "In the name of corona. corruption is at its peak. The government should conduct public account committee meeting so that there will be transparency in use of public money. We also demand a sitting judge judicial inquiry into the corona corruption charges against the state government so that truth will come out on the funds spent for coronavirus pandemic management. The government has stopped all development works. Four lac ventilator kits were brought paying Rs 18 lac. In every section, distributing kits, sanitizer, thermal scanner and many more, there is corruption. I am speaking on the basis of government orders. If am wrong, let them register a case against me or file a defamation case. Congress have given full support to the government in tackling corona in the state. But it is impossible to support corruption in the name of pandemic management.”
He further said, “Migrant workers are nation builders. No arrangement has been made for them to provide food and shelter. They were not encouraged to stay back in the state. Instead, they had to travel by paying double charges for transport. People coming from overseas has been insulted the way government is treating them.”
“Government ration kits which was distributed in several constituencies were seen with the picture of Prime Minister and chief minister along with party symbol. Unfortunately, no arrests were made in this regard. So what kind of support does Chief minister B S Yediyurappa expect from us?”
“BJP's corruption is more worse than coronavirus. BJP government is a curse for people,” said D K Shivakumar.
MLA U T Khader, former MLC Ivan D’Souza, former minister Ramanath Rai, district youth Congress president Mithun Rai, district Congress president Harish Kumar and others were present.