Bengaluru: Opposition Leader in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok has alleged that, large scale irregularities amounting up to Rs. 900 crore is suspected to have occurred in the Excise Department, that demands the resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur and the intervention of Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Ashok said, earlier rowdies were collecting hafta in Bengaluru, but now Excise Minister Thimmapur is collecting Rs. 18 crore hafta every week, shying even the rowdy elements, which amounts to total Rs. 900 crore in a year. In its letter, the Federation of Wine Merchants Association, Karnataka, has explained about the rate of bribe to be paid for every officials in the Department. There is also a mention of bribe paid to the officer in Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Personal Assistant (PA) and Personal Secretary (PS).
