Amid allegations of corruption against Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy by department officials and a letter from Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s secretariat to the Chief Secretary to look into the matter, the Minister on Monday termed the letter as “fake” and sought an inquiry into it.
A communication from the Governor’s secretariat to the Chief Secretary said that assistant directors in Mandya, Malavalli, K.R. Pet, Pandavapura, Srirangapatna, and Maddur taluk had in a letter accused the Minister of seeking ₹6 lakh to ₹8 lakh through the Joint Director of Agriculture of Mandya.