Hassan , Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday alleged that officials in Hassan district were demanding large sums of money to clear files and facilitate official work.
We have to pay the amount you give us to officials. From the small amount left over, I have to distribute it among everyone in my section. The driver, gunman, another personal assistant and everyone else have to be paid.”
Reading out an excerpt from one of the purported conversations, Kumaraswamy said: “Your job is that of a broker, isn’t it?
If such activities are curbed, we will be the first to felicitate the government. The Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel urged senior police officials to seize the mobile phones used in the alleged exchanges and conduct a detailed investigation. There was no immediate reaction from the district authorities or the state government.
Because i genuinely want the government to put an end to such practices if it is sincere about tackling corruption, questioning the state government’s commitment to tackling corruption, he said: “I have raised this issue.
