Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Shivakumar Says Kumaraswamy Targets BJP Over KPSC Allegations
A political disagreement is happening in Karnataka about government job recruitment.
H D Kumaraswamy says there may have been problems in the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
He says he may show documents about the issue.
D K Shivakumar says Kumaraswamy is mainly fighting the BJP, not the Congress government.
Shivakumar also says investigators should be allowed to complete their work.
The BJP plans a 10-day march to criticize the Congress government.
Shivakumar says Congress will announce its own political response later.
He also discussed a land plan for people whose property is used for government projects.
The plan would give them valid documents and compensation.
D K Shivakumar said H D Kumaraswamy was targeting the BJP, not the Congress, over alleged KPSC recruitment irregularities.
Kumaraswamy said he would release documents that could create a political “storm” and questioned the government’s recruitment reforms.
Shivakumar said he would not interfere in the KPSC investigation and would await its complete report, including findings related to arrests.
The BJP planned a 10-day padayatra from Lingasugur to Ballari beginning Tuesday to protest what it called Congress government failures.
Shivakumar said the proposed Bhoomi Guarantee would cover landowners statewide with legally valid documents and appropriate compensation for acquired property.
- Who
- Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, JD(S) leader and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, the Congress government, the BJP and investigators examining the KPSC case.
- What
- A political dispute over alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment irregularities, the investigation and a planned BJP protest march.
- When
- Shivakumar spoke on Monday, August 31; the BJP planned to begin its march on Tuesday.
- Where
- The comments were made in Bengaluru; the proposed march was to run from Lingasugur to Ballari in Karnataka.
- Why
- Kumaraswamy and the BJP are criticizing the Congress government over alleged recruitment irregularities and what they describe as administrative failures.
Congress Government
Kumaraswamy and BJP
KPSC allegations
Congress Government
Shivakumar said he would not interfere with the investigation and could not disclose all information before the complete report.
Kumaraswamy and BJP
Kumaraswamy accused the Congress government of irregularities in KPSC recruitments and questioned its commitment to cleaning up the recruitment system.
Political target
Congress Government
Shivakumar said Kumaraswamy’s campaign was aimed at weakening the BJP and positioning himself at the top, rather than confronting Congress.
Kumaraswamy and BJP
Kumaraswamy directed allegations at the Congress government and questioned Rahul Gandhi’s silence on the issue.
Protest march
Congress Government
Shivakumar said the BJP was free to hold its padayatra and that Congress would later announce its own response.
Kumaraswamy and BJP
The BJP planned a 10-day march to protest what it described as failures of the Congress government.
- Main issue
- Alleged irregularities in Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitments.
- Shivakumar’s position
- He said Kumaraswamy was fighting the BJP rather than the Congress.
- Kumaraswamy’s claim
- He said he would release documents capable of creating a political “storm.”
- Investigation
- Shivakumar said he would not interfere and would await the complete report; arrests, including that of an IAS officer, were reported in connection with the case.
- BJP protest
- The BJP planned a 10-day padayatra from Lingasugur to Ballari beginning Tuesday.
- Bhoomi Guarantee
- The proposed initiative would apply across Karnataka to people whose property was acquired for government purposes.
- Document requirements
- Beneficiaries are to receive legally valid documents, while bogus registrations would not be regularised.
