Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy used the party forum on Sunday to attack the Congress government, especially Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
Continuing the tirade against the Congress government, Mr. Kumaraswamy on Sunday accused Mr. Shivakumar of extorting money from builders in Karnataka to a tune of ₹100 per square feet. The new accusation comes after his earlier attack on the government over transfers and seeking commission from contractors.
“Powerful people in the government have planned to extort ₹2,000 crore from builders. At a meeting with builders, a demand has been placed to extort ₹100 per square feet. A builder told me that the governments in Telangana and Uttar Pradesh were collecting ₹23 and ₹6 per square feet,” he said, accusing the Deputy Chief Minister, who is also in charge of Bengaluru Development of making ₹500 crore in solid waste management.
