Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Kumaraswamy Questions Kharge’s Responsibility in RDPR Recruitment Irregularities
H.D. Kumaraswamy is asking questions about how 24 people received government job appointment orders.
Priyank Kharge was the minister in charge of the department at that time.
Kumaraswamy says he is not accusing Kharge of personally committing wrongdoing.
Instead, he is asking whether the minister should have known about the appointments.
He also wants officials to explain why the alleged problems were discovered only after about one-and-a-half years.
The issue is connected to alleged problems in recruitment through KPSC.
Kumaraswamy also discussed a former KPSC chairman whom he met in prison after the person left office.
He called for the government to investigate fairly rather than only appear to be taking action.
H.D. Kumaraswamy questioned Priyank Kharge’s responsibility as former head of the RDPR department.
He said he was not directly accusing Kharge of committing the alleged irregularities.
Kumaraswamy asked how appointment orders for 24 people were issued without the minister’s knowledge.
He questioned why the alleged lapses took nearly one-and-a-half years to detect.
Kumaraswamy urged a fair investigation into the appointments and the ongoing KPSC veterinary officer recruitment scam.
- Who
- Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy questioned former RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge’s responsibility and the role of department officials.
- What
- Kumaraswamy questioned alleged irregularities involving RDPR engineer recruitment and appointment orders issued to 24 people.
- When
- The alleged lapses were detected nearly one-and-a-half years after the appointments; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The report is datelined Bengaluru and concerns Karnataka government recruitment.
- Why
- Kumaraswamy said the circumstances surrounding the appointments should be investigated, including how orders were issued without the minister’s knowledge.
- Main issue
- Alleged irregularities in the recruitment of RDPR engineers
- Minister questioned
- Priyank Kharge, who was RDPR minister at the time
- Appointments cited
- Appointment orders were allegedly issued to 24 people
- Related case
- An ongoing KPSC veterinary officer recruitment scam
- Detection delay
- The alleged lapses took nearly one-and-a-half years to detect
- Kumaraswamy’s clarification
- He said he was not directly accusing Kharge of committing the alleged irregularities
- Demand
- A fair investigation into the appointments and surrounding circumstances