Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Sunday denied allegations that his workplace had tried to bribe reporters by sending them a money reward of Rs 1 lakh through the Diwali pageant.
Chatting with mediapersons, Bommai mentioned he had not instructed anybody to supply money as items to reporters of varied media organisations. “It is a results of the Congress toolkit. They’re making an attempt to fabricate lies,” he mentioned, responding to questions on a sequence of tweets by the Opposition Congress concerning the concern.
It’s clear that through the Congress’s tenure that they had handed out varied items to a number of folks, the chief minister alleged, citing that gold cash, iPhones and laptops have been handed out as items. “They don’t have any ethical authority to discuss the problem,” Bommai mentioned.
On a criticism filed with the Lokayukta within the wake of the allegation, the BJP chief mentioned the matter will likely be investigated. “It isn’t proper to deduce that each one journalists took these items. Let the investigation be accomplished,” he mentioned.
The Bommai administration has been below fireplace from Opposition events within the state after it emerged that wads of money have been allegedly stored inside candy packing containers distributed from the Chief Minister’s Workplace (CMO) on the event of Diwali. The Congress has sought a probe in addition to Bommai’s resignation within the wake of the allegations.
To questions on the demise of police inspector Ok H Nandish, Bommai mentioned instructions will likely be issued to the police to gather all data and conduct a probe into the incident. “We gained’t hesitate to conduct an intensive probe,” he mentioned. Following the inspector’s demise on October 27, a video had gone viral through which state small-scale industries minister M T B Nagaraj was heard alluding to bribes paid by the official for the posting.