Muniraju raises allegations of '8% DKS tax'

BENGALURU: After the recent resignation of ST welfare minister B Nagendra following allegations of illegal transfer of funds to companies, fresh allegations against the government have been leveled.

Speaking in Bengaluru on Sunday, BJP Dasarahalli MP S Muniraju alleged that there was an “8 per cent DKS tax”, a euphemism for a bribe imposed on essential infrastructure works. “If 18% GST, 2% tax, 2% cess and 8% DKS tax, what would be left for development with a subsidy of Rs 75 lakh? he had remarked at an event to congratulate BJP MP from Bengaluru North, Shobha Karandlaje, who won by a large margin over Congress candidate Prof Rajeev Gowda.

Failure of public order

These allegations come about eight months after Congress turncoat and Rajarajeshwarinagar MP N Munirathna alleged that grants and development funds amounting to around Rs 126 crore were cut off from his constituency fund and paid to other constituencies.

It is recalled that he sat in protest in front of the Gandhi statue over the issue, and later met Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. Although he has not made any serious comments on corruption per se, there have been rumors of corruption regarding this subsidy on the part of the BJP.

Asked about the '8 per cent DKS tax', MP Shobha Karandlaje told The New Indian Express that she 'would not like to comment on it'. “But yes, the Congress government in the state is corrupt and law and order has failed,” she said.