Overview
- Justice B. Veerappa clarified that his 63% corruption reference and Karnataka's fifth-place ranking were drawn from the India Corruption Survey 2019 and were not aimed at any specific government.
- He contextualised the comments by noting India’s 96th position out of 180 countries and warning of weakened democratic institutions, saying his speech was misinterpreted.
- The BJP kept up pressure on Friday, demanding a CBI investigation and the resignations of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
- Siddaramaiah countered that the cited figure comes from a report submitted in November 2019 during BJP rule and accused the opposition of misquoting his remarks.
- Opposition leaders reiterated allegations spanning Valmiki Development Corporation transfers, MUDA plot allotments, bar licence fees and a transformer scam, while no new central probe has been announced.