A protest committee has submitted a complaint to the District Collector alleging the misappropriation of a 10 crore rupee government grant designated for a community hall and hostel.
Reader brief
Through the Reader lens: A committee known as 'Lekkakodi Chalavali Samiti' has requested a high-level investigation into the alleged misappropriation of a 10 crore rupee grant awarded by the Karnataka government for construction at the Veerashaiva Lingayat Panchamasali Gurupitha in Harihara. According to the complainants, led by former MLA H.S. Shivashankar, only 5.95 crore rupees were spent on construction, while the remaining funds were reportedly misused. The group has demanded legal action against the Gurupitha trust's general secretary, a local BJP official, and welfare department authorities involved in the project.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the high-level investigation requested by the committee
- Legal action against the named individuals
- Recovery of the alleged misused funds
Sources1
- [1]Prajavanicriticalವಸತಿನಿಲಯ, ಸಮುದಾಯ ಭವನಕ್ಕೆ ಮಂಜೂರಾಗಿದ್ದ ₹ 10 ಕೋಟಿ ದುರ್ಬಳಕೆ: ಡಿಸಿಗೆ ದೂರು