Karnataka to order judicial probe into BJP regime’s Covid management

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Aug 26, 2023: The Congress government in Karnataka is set to order a judicial probe into the previous BJP regime’s Covid management. A judicial panel will investigate aspects such as deaths during the coronavirus pandemic, medicines purchased, and norm violations.

 

Retired judge Micheal D Khuna is likely to head the panel.

However, a government notification is yet to be released as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hasn’t signed the papers yet.

This comes over a week after the Karnataka Congress government ordered a judicial probe into the allegations of 40% commission paid on state contracts during the preceding Basavaraj Bommai-led Bharatiya Janata Party regime.

The state government had constituted a committee under the leadership of retired High Court Judge Nagmohan Das to investigate the allegations made by D Kempanna, president of the Karnataka State Contractors Association.

In connection with the same, an order was issued by the Deputy Secretary of the Public Works Department to investigate the 40% commission case during the BJP government.

Courtesy: India Today