“Previously, MLAs directly requested money, but under the Congress government, it is government officials who are involved in such dealings,” The President of the Karnataka Contractors Association, D Kempanna, said.
The deputy secretary of the Public Works Department (PWD) issued the order constituting the committee, and directed them to submit their reports within 30 days.
The Karnataka government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the allegations of demand for '40 per cent commission' for public projects during the previous BJP-led dispensation in the state.
The problem of cleansing politics has a supply side and a demand side. The latter aspect means that voters need to choose clean candidates. Demand for tainted politicians should decrease