Mysuru: S. Guruswamy, President of Federation of Wine Merchants Association, Karnataka, has alleged large scale irregularities of several hundreds crores of rupees in Excise Department, pinning the blame on Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur as the progenitor of corruption.
Speaking to a vernacular news channel, Guruswamy said, the irregularities is not merely valued between Rs. 18 crore and Rs. 20 crore, but even more, with the Excise officials themselves taking the name of the Excise Minister for having paid the bribe for the posting.
