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A contractors' body which had alleged that they had to pay 40% commission to get contracts for public projects under the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government has levelled the same allegation at the Congress government which came to power last year.
The Karnataka Lokayukta police also conducted surprise checks at 10 government hospitals in Bengaluru city and Bengaluru rural region.
The officials carried out searches in at least 25 locations and allegedly recovered a huge cache of cash packed in cardboard boxes.
The Siddaramaiah government has appointed retired High Court Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das to probe the “40 per cent commission” allegation made by the Karnataka State Contractors’ Association against the previous BJP government.
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (PTI) The Karnataka government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the allegations of demand for '40 per cent commission' for public projects during the previous BJP-led dispensation in the state.