H.D. Kumaraswamy accuses Karnataka CM’s son Yathindra of seeking cash for postings
The Hindu
The former CM’s accusation comes days after Congress accused him of stealing power to light up his J.P. Nagar residence in Bengaluru for Deepavali, following which Bescom filed an FIR.
The battle of wits between the ruling Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) leaders intensified on November 16. Accusing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son and former Congress legislator Yathindra of acting like a ‘Super Chief Minister’, Mr. Kumaraswamy sought the resignation of Mr. Siddaramaiah over a video clip in which his son is purportedly heard seeking changes to a list of names.
Earlier, the former CM had released a video in which Dr. Yathindra is heard allegedly speaking to his father and later to a person identified as Mahadev on the phone, seeking changes to a list of names, which Mr. Kumaraswamy claimed to be related to postings.
The Chief Minister claims that the list pertains to CSR activities and is unrelated to postings. He accused Mr. Kumaraswamy of twisting facts to hurt him. His Cabinet colleagues also jumped to his defence, accusing Mr. Kumaraswamy of speaking out of desperation.
However, Mr. Kumaraswamy insisted that the list was related to transfer of public officials. Addressing mediapersons, he said, “This is what I had said in July when I referred to money being sought for transferring officials. If the Chief Minister has a conscience, he should take action.”
The former CM’s accusation comes days after Congress accused him of stealing power to light up his J.P. Nagar residence in Bengaluru for Deepavali, following which Bescom filed an FIR.
About a fortnight ago, Mr. Kumaraswamy had released documents on alleged illegal land dealings of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and his brother and Bengaluru Rural MP D.K. Suresh pertaining to NICE road.
Responding to the video clipping and Mr. Kumaraswamy’s accusations, the Chief Minister denied taking any money for transfers. “I will retire from politics if one instance of me taking money for transfers is shown. If there are five names in the list, will it be assumed to be a list of transfers? The list contains the names of schools where civil works are to be undertaken under CSR funds.”
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