Karnataka Corruption Claims Spark Political Row

The Upalokayukta of Karnataka, Justice B. Veerappa, said that there is a lot of corruption in the state, about 63%.

He also mentioned that Karnataka is in the fifth position in terms of corruption.

The BJP, the main opposition party, is very upset and wants the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister to resign because of this.

They say the Congress party, which is currently in power, promised to reduce corruption but has not done so.

The Congress party had earlier accused the previous BJP government of corruption.

Justice Veerappa clarified that his statement was based on a survey and not aimed at any particular government.

He also mentioned that India ranks 96th out of 180 countries in corruption.

He said that his remarks were twisted and taken out of context for political gain.