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Anjaneya swindled crores meant for SC/ST borewell scheme: BJP

DHNS
February 24, 2018

Bengaluru Feb 24: The BJP on Friday accused Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya of siphoning off crores of rupees meant for the benefit of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minorities in the state.

The B R Ambedkar Development Corporation, which functions under the Social Welfare department, has on January 2 this year sanctioned drilling of 1,800 borewells in Holalkere Assembly constituency in Chitradurga district under Ganga Kalyana scheme, throwing all rules to the winds.

The Corporation has released funds to 18 contractors who were entrusted with the drilling work on the same day, BJP general secretary and MP Shobha Karandlaje told reporters.

Anjaneya represents Holalkere (SC Reserve) constituency in the Legislative Assembly. Shobha's charges have come a day after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dared the BJP to provide documents to prove that his government is corrupt. Siddaramaiah had also accused the BJP-led NDA government as "90% commission government."

KTPP Act violated

"No tender was called for awarding the work. The Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTPP) Act has been blatantly violated. The funds have been released to the contractors on the same day of approving the works. The entire money has been siphoned off," Shobha stated, releasing a set of documents to prove her charges.

The BJP leader said the Corporation has altogether sanctioned drilling of 36,000 borewells at a cost of Rs 36 crores across 17 districts on January 2 this year, violating KTPP Act. The corrupt Congress government is looting the tax-payers' money at the fag end of its term. Borewell scam is only a tip of the iceberg. The prime minister (Narendra Modi) said it is 10% commission sarkar. But actually it is 100% commission sarkar, she charged.

"The chief minister claims to be a champion of the Ahinda communities, but in reality he is protecting those who are looting the money meant for the SCs/STs and minorities," Shobha said, demanding that Anjaneya should be removed from the Cabinet immediately. She also demanded a CBI probe into the issue.

Pillow scam

The BJP lawmaker said Anjaneya was involved in a Rs 19-crore bed and pillow scam two years ago. But, Siddaramaiah did not take any action.

Meanwhile, Anjaneya said Shobha's charges are baseless and that there is no irregularities in Ganga Kalyana scheme. He also said he is ready to face investigation by any agency.

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March 5,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday admitted in the legislative assembly that corruption was deep-rooted in government offices and held transfer racket as the root cause of the graft menace.

“Unless we root it out from the system, we can never uphold the spirit of the Constitution and ensure equitable justice to people. If legislators lend support (to this cause), then we can weed out this menace,” Yediyurappa said during a special discussion on the Constitution.

Successive governments have been accused by opposition parties of running a transfer racket, but there’s very little done to institute a probe or order a crackdown following the allegations.

The chief minister’s candid admission came after senior Congress MLA HK Patil, quoting a report from Amnesty International, said 63% of people in Karnataka give bribe to get their work done in government offices. The CM said he agreed with the report in toto.

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January 22,2020

Udupi, Jan 22: Writer Richie John Pais will be conferred with the Best Konkani Book Award, instituted by Dr T M A Foundation in recognition of his contribution made to Konkani Language and Literature.

According to a statement, the Award carries Rs 10,000 in cash and a citation.

‘Fathor’, a collection of Konkani short stories authored by Richie John Pais was published in 2017 has been chosen for the Dr TMA Foundation Best Konkani Book Award 2018.

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July 29,2020

Mangaluru, July 29: Justifying the transfer of Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, district in-charge minister Kota Shrinivas Poojari has accused Mangaluru MLA U T Khader of politicizing the issue. 

The IAS officer was transferred by the Karnataka government on July 28, a day after a saffron activist issued a death threat against her on social media after she warned of legal action against the miscreants who attack cattle traders.

Condemning the development, Mr Khader had tweeted that the state government has punished the deputy commissioner instead of punishing the culprit, who issued death threat.

Responding to Mr Khader’s tweet, Mr Poojari said that the transfer of the officer was on administrative ground. “It is unfortunate that Khader politicized a transfer carried out by the government on administrative ground. This is not Khader’s time to protect any accused,” tweeted Mr Poojari. 

It is worth mentioning here that Mr Khader was the district in-charge minister of Dakshina Kannada before Mr Poojari taking over the position. 

Meanwhile, police has arrested a person in connection with the death threat against the IAS officer.

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