BJP Accuses Rahul Gandhi of Double Standards Over Karnataka Recruitment Probe
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BJP leaders accused Rahul Gandhi of double standards after the Karnataka government challenged a court-ordered SIT probe into KPSC recruitment scams, citing Congress's past campaigns on similar issues while opposing investigation in its own state, and referenced an ED money laundering probe and a recovered Rs 22 lakh diamond necklace.
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The Karnataka government moved the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court's order for a court-monitored SIT probe into alleged tainted recruitment tests conducted by the KPSC, which BJP claims exposes Rahul Gandhi's double standards given Congress's past use of similar issues to criticize governments in other states.
With Rahul running a campaign against the government over SIR after targeting it over paper leaks, BJP fielded Rajeev Chandrasekar to flay him.
NEW DELHI: With the Karnataka government moving the Supreme Court against the high court’s order for a court-monitored probe by SIT into tainted recruitment tests by KPSC, BJP said this exposed Rahul Gandhi’s double standards, as Congress has used similar issues to campaign against it in other states but is opposing a thorough investigation where his party is in office. Karnataka government argued before the Supreme Court that the high court's decision “amounted to judicial overreach against government leadership”, BJP’s Sambit Patra said, adding that it meant overreach against CM D K Shivakumar. As the probe reached KPSC chairman S Sahukar, who has been suspended, the issue of the top leadership came up, he alleged, asking which ministers were involved.
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Signalling more revelations in the scam-hit recruitment, Patra referred to ED’s money laundering probe and a diamond necklace worth Rs 22 lakh being recovered. Patra asked Rahul to reveal who possessed the Rs 22 lakh diamond necklace and said details of to whom it was gifted would be revealed. With Rahul running a campaign against the government over SIR after targeting it over paper leaks, BJP fielded Rajeev Chandrasekar to flay him. “Rahul is a pre-eminent fraudster in politics. He is an inauthentic politician who relies on lies and misinformation without any positive agenda to conduct his politics,” he alleged
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Supreme Court will hear the Karnataka government's appeal against the High Court's SIT probe order.
Very likely · Within weeks
Further details about the Rs 22 lakh diamond necklace and its recipient will be revealed in the ED's money laundering probe.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Who possessed the Rs 22 lakh diamond necklace recovered in the ED probe?
- Which ministers were allegedly involved in the KPSC recruitment scam as leadership?
- What is the current status of the SIT probe into KPSC recruitment tests?
- What specific evidence does BJP have regarding Rahul Gandhi's alleged fraudulence?
