A brand-new fraud entailing affirmed misappropriation of Covid -19 funds all through the BJP’s regulation in Karnataka has really taken management of headings, overshadowing the continual Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) fraud. The affirmed misappropriation, which occurred underneath the administration of after that-Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, has really elevated complaints of political revenge.
An preliminary file, talked about within the Karnataka cabinet, point out important abnormalities entailing quite a few crores of rupees, with an approximated Rs 1,000 crore siphoned off from the overall Rs 13,000 crore invested all through the pandemic.
The file, ready by Justice John Michael D’Cunha, discusses lacking out on paperwork that weren’t provided no matter duplicated calls for. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has really taken this file significantly and expanded the compensation’s interval by 6 months to complete the examination, with the final file anticipated all through the winter months session of Parliament.
The performing file, protecting over 1,000 internet pages, is presently being assessed by federal authorities authorities.
Meanwhile, claims of political tit-for-tat have really appeared, notably as Siddaramaiah is himself underneath examination for the MUDA fraud, pertaining to abnormalities in land appropriation, consisting of complaints entailing offsetting land offered to his associate, BM Parvathi.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil declined insurance coverage claims of a “scam versus scam” situation, insisting that the MUDA questions is present, whereas the D’Cunha board was developed over a 12 months earlier.
The Covid -19 mismanagement file might be politically useful for the Congress, which has really gotten on the protecting referring to the MUDA fraud. The BJP, on the varied different hand, has really rejected the Covid fund misappropriation claims as politically impressed.
Former well being and wellness preacher Okay. Sudhakar, implicated in case, has really refuted any form of misbehavior, declaring that selections referring to buy all through the pandemic have been made in evaluation with the Covid -19 Technical Advisory Committee which he prepares to take care of any form of questions.
The performing file has really requested for felony exercise versus these in control of the misappropriation. The examination continues to be steady, and extra information are anticipated to data the entire degree of the supposed abuse of public funds.
