Rampant corruption and scams have kept a major section of people of the country poor, said former Karnataka Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde.
The retired judge of the Supreme Court spoke after inaugurating a workshop on social justice and women’s rights at the Kuvempu University campus at Shankara Ghatta near Shivamogga on Tuesday.
The country has seen innumerable scams since 1950. That included the jeep purchase scandal, Bofors, Commonwealth Games, coal scam, 2G scam, and many more. “These scams have kept the country poor. On the other hand, inflation has increased,” he said.
