Bengaluru, 4 Dec

After Upalokayukta Justice B Veerappa alleged that corruption was rising in the State, the Opposition BJP has demanded a probe into the allegations.

Speaking at a public event on Wednesday, Veerappa said that there was 63 per cent corruption, with Karnataka ranking as the fifth most corrupt states in the country. He warned that there was a dangerous trend in the State.

The BJP, which lost the 2023 elections after the Congress ran a lengthy 40 per cent corruption, picked up on the comments and demanded that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy DK Shivakumar stepped down.

“Will you take moral responsibility and resign?” Opposition Leader R Ashoka wrote on X. “Or will you continue this sham life? The Congress party, which won 136 seats through lies, malicious propaganda, and deceit, if it dissolves the assembly and faces elections now, won't even get 36 seats. This is my guarantee.”

Later speaking at a press conference, Ashoka also demanded a CBI probe.

Meanwhile, BJP State President BY Vijayendra said the party’s fight would not stop “until this utterly corrupt, anti-people Congress government is thrown out.” 

He asked on X if the Congress’ goal was to achieve 100 per cent corruption.