Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Oct 31: BJP spokesperson of Bengaluru city, N R Ramesh, has accused Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah and minister K G George of receiving kickbacks amounting to Rs 400 crore in a scam that is worth Rs 2,000 crore in the name of road development work in Bengaluru city.

He was speaking at a press conference, with records of 3097 pages, relating to the fraud. According to Ramesh Rs 13,608 crore has been spent on road development work of 27 assembly constituencies of Bengaluru city. However, because of the huge scam, the quality of work that is carried out is of very poor standard. A complaint is registered in this regard with anti-corruption bureau (ACB) against the CM and minister.

"In the last three and a half years, the government has sanctioned a total grant of Rs 9,661 crore. Out of this grant, Rs 4,878 crores has been spent for the development of main roads of the city and Rs 4,784 crores for the development of road in the wards. However, in the grant that is released by the government, a scam to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore has taken place." he added.