Congress And Corruption Are Coterminous: CM Bommai On Corruption Allegations By Karnataka Congress

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai stated that corruption was high during the Congress regime

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai.

Responding to Karnataka Congress' corruption allegations against BJP, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that Congress and corruption are coterminous and thereby there are over 60 charges against them.

"Congress's name starts with 'C' and corruption also starts with 'C'. So, they are coterminous. There are more than 60 charges against them and they have been charged by Lokayukta also," CM Bommai said as quoted by news agency ANI.

Stating that corruption was high during the Congress' regime, CM Bommai said, "Corruption was high during Congress time and all the cases are now being transferred to Lokayukta. First, let them answer their corruption charges."

Corruption was high during Congress time and all the cases are now being transferred to Lokayukta. First, let them answer their corruption charges: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on corruption allegations by Karnataka Congress pic.twitter.com/WPRh7fID1w

— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2023

Meanwhile, addressing a press conference, Karnataka Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar and Randeep Singh Surjewala, on Wednesday accused ruling BJP government in the State of inflating and finalising tenders to fund for upcoming Karnataka assembly elections.

Senior Congress leader and former CM Siddaramaiah said that this is the continuation of the '40 per cent commission business' led by the Bommai government.

ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಿರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿದವರಿಗೆ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಟೆಂಡರ್ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ನಾವು ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದ ಕೂಡಲೇ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ BJP ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಅಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲ ಟೆಂಡರ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ರದ್ದು ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರರು, ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು, ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕಠಿಣ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ ಇದು ನಾವು ನೀಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಡೆಯ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ.
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— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) February 15, 2023

Surjewala lashed out at the BJP government accusing the ruling Bommai-government of raising funds for elections through corruption. "We are warning all the people involved that when Congress comes into power, we will constitute an inquiry," the Congress leader said as quoted by The Hindu.