Chikkamagaluru: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has alleged misappropriation of Rs 108.55 cr by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) from the ‘Swacch Bharat’ fund released by the Central government.

The funds, which ought to be used for community toilets, electricity and biogas units, is used for roads, footpaths, to paint walls etc by the state government. The Union government released Rs. 790 crore under Swacch Bharat campaign and one of the BJP activists has already complained to the Lokayukta, ACB (Corruption) and the CBI, he said.

Addressing the gathering in a Navakarnataka Parivarthana Yathre here on Saturday, the state BJP President also complained of misappropriation in the renovation of Malaprabha, Ghataprabha channels. Six months ago, all preparations were done to call a tender for Rs.600 crores. But, the tender amount was raised to a Rs. 1,100 crore and given to contractor D.B. Uppara as per their understanding. The Chief Minister should give clarification regarding this, he demanded.

“The government has taken Rs. 975 crores of loan keeping corner sites as security in BBMP. They have taken Rs.1,400 crores of Mysuru Minerals, which they kept as a deposit in the bank for the ‘adjustment’ during the farmers’ loan waiver,” Yeddyurappa blamed.

“Siddaramaiah is asking when will ‘Acche Din’ come. The Congress has vanished in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and good days will usher in only when Congress vanishes from Karnataka as well,” he taunted.