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Kumaraswamy Accuses Siddaramaiah Government of Neglecting AHINDA and Shielding Corrupt Officials

At a Hassan press meet, he outlined allegations of corruption, with scholarship lapses cited, ahead of a JD(S) silver‑jubilee rally on January 24.

Overview

  • Kumaraswamy claimed 1.64 lakh OBC and minority students were denied scholarships for three years because the Finance Department did not release funds.
  • He alleged the Congress government protects corrupt officers, citing senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao and a Lokayukta case where an Excise officer was caught taking a ₹25 lakh bribe.
  • Referencing a meeting led by the Chief Minister, he said more than 80 police officials face criminal charges and argued that administrative discipline has collapsed.
  • He said development has stalled in Karnataka, blaming state delays in land acquisition for halting National Highways Authority projects.
  • He announced JD(S) silver‑jubilee district rallies starting in Hassan on January 24 and projected a turnout of about two lakh people.