₹260CR 'SCAM' IN POWER CORPORATIONS, SAYS COUNCIL LOP

A scam to the tune of Rs 260 crore has taken place in the power corporations in the state, Leader of Opposition in Council Chaluvadi Narayanaswamy has alleged.

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The BJP leader alleged that the Opposition was deprived of the opportunity to expose the scam in the House, citing technical reasons on Wednesday.

Speaking to the media at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday, Narayanaswamy said that when an adjournment motion was moved in the Council, the Opposition was prevented from raising the issue by citing technical reasons.

Even as the work granting tenders comes under the International Competitive Bid, Narayanaswamy alleged that tenders worth Rs 260 crore were illegally divided into four parts and given to the same private company by the State Government.

A tender floated by the Raichur Thermal Plant was worth Rs 128 crore, and another floated by the Bellary Thermal Plant was worth Rs 140 crore, he said.