Recruitment scam allegations surface in Legislative Secretariat

ALLEGATIONS of corruption have surfaced surrounding the recruitment process for Group C and D positions in the Karnataka Legislative Secretariat, nearly three years after the vacancies were first advertised and the selection process largely concluded.

- BANSY KALAPPA @ Bengaluru

On Saturday, a few individuals raised serious concerns about irregularities in the recruitment process, citing a case from Challakere in Chitradurga district. Representatives of one aspirant alleged that money had been paid in exchange for a promised job, and named two officials — a male and a female — linked to the alleged transaction. When contacted, Assembly Speaker UT Khader told this newspaper, "This is serious and cannot go uninvestigated. Let the complainant approac