Siddaramaiah-Yeddyurappa spat: Congress CD alleges BSY, Ananth discussing kickbacks
Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday alleged that present chief minister Siddaramaiah has received a kickback of Rs 65 crore from the promoters of the proposed steel flyover project.
Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday alleged that incumbent chief minister Siddaramaiah has received a kickback of Rs 65 crore from the promoters of the proposed steel flyover project. He had also a few days ago accused the chief minister of paying Rs 1,000 crore to the Congress high command to retain his post and further pointed out that the kickback was mentioned in the seized diary of MLC Govindaraju where there was a mention of funds transferred to the Congress high command.
BS Yeddyurappa had assured that he would release the documents and the information at an appropriate time if the chief minister refused to respond to these allegations.
CONGRESS TAKES ON THE BJP
The Congress not wanting to waste any time, released a CD today which allegedly showed a conversation that took place between Union minister Ananth Kumar and BS Yeddyurappa. The conversation focused on how both the leaders have also paid money to the BJP high command when they were in power.
The conversation goes like this:
Ananth Kumar: You have also paid money when in power. I have also paid money when in power. When did I say I have not paid money. But not 1000 crore. Can somebody say how much has been paid?Ananth Kumar: He has confessed already.
BS Yeddyurappa: He would have given but will he keep record in writing.Ananth Kumar: A small spark can create a wildfire. They will not accept that they have paid 1000 crore.
BSY: Let the diary speak for itself.
Ananth Kumar: He has to keep answering for it till the elections. Let him suffer.BJP MUST APOLOGISE TO THE CM, CONGRESS PARTY AND STATE
Senior Congress MLC Rizwan Arshad told said that it is evident that BJP raised the whole issue for political gains. According to him, the BJP wanted to keep making these allegations so that the people of the state believe the Congress party and the CM are corrupt and the BJP gains electorally. Taking on the BJP for alleging that the CM sent Rs 1000 crore to retain his seat he said, "It is hypocrisy on part of the BJP because they have accepted that they have sent huge sums of money to their party high command so what moral right do they have to criticize others."
Rizwan wants the BJP to now publically apologize for defaming the CM and the Congress party. Further, he says that the BJP has brought disrepute to the state by showing every other politician as corrupt and every other programme as a big scam. "The BJP because of all these things stands exposed and they are further exposing their own game," he added.
BJP UNWILLING TO COMMENT
The principal opposition party in the state looked stumped by the CD expose. Most of the leaders were not willing to comment on the issue saying they need to first know the contents of the conversation and also the veracity of the CD. Senior BJP leader and MLA, Suresh Kumar instead of commenting on the CD chose to attack the Congress party for using this as a ploy to avoid responding to all the allegations.