Published Jun 29, 2023 | 12:26 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 29, 2023 | 12:26 PM
HD Kumaraswamy. (Creative Commons)
JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday, 28 June, alleged that “transfer business” is going on in a “big way”, under the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka.
Pointing at ministers and the chief minister’s repeated statements regarding conducting inquiries into alleged irregularities of the previous BJP regime, he said, to cover up their failures, new statements are being issued every day.
“Have you ever seen a chief minister’s office issuing five orders for one post? After issuing a transfer order the chief minister’s office would have records with orders numbered. Who has created an atmosphere, where orders are being issued for appointing five people to one post is clear…. transfer business is going on in a big way,” Kumaraswamy said.
Speaking to reporters in Ramanagara, Kumaraswamy said, on one side open statements are being made on stage during events and in front of the media, stating that they will not take bribes, but the business of transfer is rampant every day.
“Also, the government is treating officials in a bad way in every department, compared to the previous BJP government. On getting power one should not lose control over his mind and should learn to work with respect. It is better if those in power learn how to behave in public,” Kumaraswamy added.
Responding to a question, the former chief minister said, “There should be no doubts about commission business continuing in this government too, and to fix the rate, all works have been stopped”.
“It is laughable that a minister says that inquiry will be conducted on developmental works taken up during the last four years. How and from where will they do it? ” Kumaraswamy said.
Noting that every day in newspapers one can find that all ministers, including the chief minister, are issuing statements regarding conducting an inquiry into alleged irregularities of the previous regime, Kumaraswamy said, it looks like this government along with five “guarantees” has also decided to give another scheme called “Thanika Jyothi” (Inquiry Jyothi) on the previous government.
“Inquiry into any of the irregularities or scams will not be taken to a logical end, nothing will happen from it,” he said, adding that to cover up their failures new statements are being made every day by the chief minister and ministers. “They are creating an illusion of providing a clean administration by doing all this.”
Alleging that Congress and BJP are two faces of the same coin, Kumaraswamy called both the national parties like “British East India Company” in a free India and in a democracy, as they too are looting the country’s resources, the way the company did in the past.
Hitting out at the Siddaramaiah government for pointing fingers at the centre for everything including the rising vegetable price raise, in response to a question, he said, “Then why are they (Congress in government) here? During the election, they gave full page publicity in newspapers with Siddaramaiah on one side and DK Shivakumar (state Congress chief and deputy chief minister) on the other side, promising to bring down prices.”
“What will the state government do to bring down the prices of vegetables like tomatoes?” Kumaraswamy asked, pointing out that the centre has already said that they will bring down the prices of pulses by letting imported lots into the market.
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