Newskarnataka-Bangalore
Bangalore:The legislative assembly opposition leader H D Kumaraswamy alleged that CM Siddaramaiah is not honest as he is involved in corruption related to transfer of government department officers, alleged Kumaraswamy.
Addressing the media persons, Kumaraswamy complained that several crore rupees worth of corruption has been involved in transfer of government officials, complained Kumaraswamy.
A government officer alleged to have handed over Rs 50 lac to PWD minister Dr H C Mahadevappa, while CM Siddaramaiah has accepted Rs 1 crore from another officer for a preferred posting, which resulted in cancellation of transfer done by minister Mahadevappa. Meanwhile, there are several such cases, said Kumaraswamy.
In response, to state compensation for the death of cattle owing to foot and mouth disease, Kumaraswamy said that politics likely to be involved in awarding compensation. He mocked at the state administration, not to differentiate the cattle owners in lines of BJP, Congress and JDS, mocked Kumaraswamy.