Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah has demanded a judicial probe into the Police Sub-inspector recruitment scam. He has also called for the dismissal of state home minister, Araga Jnanendra and higher education minister, CN Ashwath Narayan.
The Karnataka Congress has demanded a judicial probe into the Police Sub-inspector (PSI) recruitment scam. They have also called for the dismissal of the state home minister and the higher education minister.
“They have no right to continue as ministers,” said former Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, as he called for the sacking of both the state home minister, Araga Jnanendra, and higher education minister, CN Ashwath Narayan.
The Congress leader further demanded the formation of a judicial commission under a High Court judge to probe the matter.
ASHWATH NARAYANAN CONNECTION
Siddaramaiah has alleged that minister CN Ashwath Narayan was involved in the scam. He said, “Darshan Gowda secured Rank 5 in the final list. He scored 19 marks out of 50 in the first paper (theory). In the second paper (Objective) he got 141 marks out of 150.”
“Nagesh Gowda, who secured Rank 10, secured 29.5 in the first paper while securing 127.875 in the second paper. They are both the relatives of CN Ashwath Narayan,” said Siddaramiah.
“Darshan Gowda and Nagesh were called for questioning by CID. On whose influence were they released? When others were arrested and sent to judicial custody, why were these two released immediately? What is their statement? What evidence did the CID have when they called them for questioning,” asked Siddaramaiah.
Another accused in the scam, Darshan, is said to have links with a person named Satish. The Karnataka Congress alleged that Satish was the brother of minister CN Ashwath Narayan.
However, the minister has rubbished these allegations.
CONGRESS CALLS FOR JUDICAL PROBE
The Congress leader further alleged that politicians and officials were part of this scam and called for a judicial enquiry by a sitting judge of the High Court.
“They say the scam is worth around Rs 300 crores. Now, the CID investigation is going on. Since the government, ministers, officials and police officers have been connected to this, we can’t expect justice from this investigation,” said Siddaramaiah.
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