Aam Aadmi Party leaders submitted a letter of appeal to the Governor demanding a judicial probe regarding the allegation of 40% commission in Government Tenders.
Speaking to the reporters after meeting Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot at Raj Bhavan Bengaluru, AAP state convener Prithvi Reddy said,“ D Kempanna, President of Karnataka State Contractors’ Association, in a letter to the Prime Minister written on July 6, 2021, had fully exposed the corruption and illegalities involved in the Tender Works. He had revealed the percentage details of illegalities in Government departments such as the Public Works Department, Minor Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Major Irrigation Department, Panchayat Raj Department, Health Department, BBMP, etc. This is a serious allegation, hence it is necessary to conduct a proper investigation on it and punish the guilty.”
“Regarding the illegalities, we had made an appeal to the Chief Minister demanding a probe under the leadership of a High Court judge. But the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had ordered the Chief Secretary to the Government to investigate tenders of only the last three months’ period. It’s inappropriate to investigate only three months’ Tenders of their tenure even though the illegalities have been going on for many previous years. Besides that, we also object to the probe under the Chief Secretary to the Government as there are allegations of Government officers and MLAs being involved in the corruption”, Prithvi Reddy said.
“Corruption in tender works is hampering the development works of the state and it is unfair to the taxpayers. A thorough investigation and conviction of the guilty will only ensure the taxpayer’s confidence in the system. The illegal assets of corrupt representatives and officers should go to the government treasury and be used in the development of the state. Hence, you should order the Government to conduct an investigation under the leadership of a sitting High Court judge regarding the illegalities in all the tender works of the last 10 years under the Governments of different parties,” demanded Prithvi Reddy in the letter of appeal to the Governor.
Mohan Dasari, B T Naganna, Jagadish Chandra, Suresh Rathod, Kushala Swamy, Vijay Shastrimath, and other AAP leaders were present in the meeting.
