Cong MLA exposes corruption in K' taka housing scheme, audio leaked

In Karnataka, a ruling party MLA's alleged corruption charges against Congress government has raised the political temperature of the State. Congress MLA BR Patil reveals massive corruption in state housing scheme through leaked audio, alleging officials demanded bribes for house allotments while ignoring elected representatives' recommendations. A leaked audio recording has exposed alleged widespread corruption within Karnataka's Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation, with a prominent Congress legislator claiming that officials systematically demanded bribes for house allocations.
BR Patil, the Congress MLA representing Aland constituency and Deputy Chairman of Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission, can be heard in the audio clip detailing how housing scheme beneficiaries were selected based on payments rather than legitimate recommendations from elected officials.The audio clip, reportedly between BR Patil and Sarfaraz Khan, the personal assistant to Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan, has sparked controversy.
Patil can be heard expressing anger that his recommendations for house allotments were set aside in favour of those made by Gram Panchayat presidents who allegedly paid bribes. “Whoever has paid money, got houses, is this business?” says Patil. He is heard questioning why the Housing Corporation gave preference to recommendations from those who “paid money” over those made by him. “What respect will I have if this happens?” Patil asks in the audio clip. Khan is heard denying these charges, saying the persons who have received the bribe will be sent to jail if the details are provided to him. Patil then warned that if the list of beneficiaries is made public, the government would be “shaken.”

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ @INCKarnataka ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಹಗರಣಗಳನ್ನು ಅವರ ಶಾಸಕರೇ ಬಯಲಿಗೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

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Janta Dal Secular uploaded a clip of purported clip while  State BJP has said that the party is not surprised by the audio released by the Congress MLA B R Patil. Corruption is everywhere in Karnataka...All is not well in Karnataka. There is zero development. People are upset with the Karnataka government. BJP national Spokes person Shehjad Poonawala called it a Khata Khat loot. AFTER MUDA SCAM, VALMIKI SCAM NOW HOUSING SCAM, he alleged in a post on x.

(State Correspondent)