Some Karnataka ministers will have to resign if I release papers: HDK

Hitting out at the Siddaramaiah-led government in Karnataka on a host of issues, including 'corruption', JD(S) leader and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said if he released the documents in his possession, six to seven state Ministers will have to resign. He claimed that the Congress administration was trying to "fix" him in some cases, after he began cornering the state government in connection with some alleged irregularities and started discussing them in public."Siddaramaiah had accused (previous BJP government) of being 40 per cent commission govt and came to power. Today his own party is saying after this government coming to power it is more than 40 per cent (commission). Mr Siddaramaiah, did people give you power for this?" Kumaraswamy asked.
Addressing reporters in Bangaluru, he said, “I have things (with me), I’m not running away. If I release the documents I have, six to seven Ministers will have to resign…I will release, will not run away with fear, no hit and run….” Targetting the CM on the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case, the JD(S) state president asked, “If he (Siddaramaiah) had no role in the Mysuru (MUDA) scam, then why are certain decisions are being made by the cabinet hurriedly?” citing the government withdrawing general consent given to CBI to investigate cases in the State.Kumaraswamy had on Friday appeared before the Lokayukta police for questioning in connection with a land denotification case.
In Delhi, Bhartiya Janata Party MP Sudhanshu Trivedi hit out at the Congress party over the alleged MUDA 'scam' and said the allegations pertaining to the case were first made by the Congress itself and the decision has also come in Lokayukta Court of Karnataka. Attacking the party further, he asked whether Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and AICC President Sonia Gandhi are supporting "corrupt" leaders.The important thing is no central agency has investigated this and no one has filed an application on their own," Trivedi said addressing a press conference on Saturday. He added that the decision has come from the Lokayukta Court of Karnataka because the allegations were made by the Congress party.
"The decision itself has come in Lokayukta Court of Karnataka because the allegations itself were made by Congress. Now I want to ask Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi whether they are standing with the corrupt politicians and to remember, this case is done by your party members itself. I would like to tell you that Malikarjun Kharge is from Karnataka too and since he has been on post, the corruption in Karnataka has risen twice," Trivedi said.

(State Correspondent)