<p>Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday that he wanted to know where D Kempanna, the president of the Karnataka State Contractors’ Association, was now. </p>.<p>Kempanna had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the previous BJP regime, alleging that 40% commission was being demanded to clear contractors’ bills for various works. </p>.<p>The latter is maintaining a stoic silence over the ruling Congress stopping various development works, the former CM said.</p>.<p>After a meeting of senior leaders at the BJP office, Bommai said the Congress government was showing more interest in stopping ongoing works, alleging corruption.</p>.<p>“Kempanna, who acted on behalf of Congress during our time, is not speaking any word about stopping these works,” he alleged.</p>.<p>He charged that soon the rainy season will start and these abruptly stopped works may not resume. </p>.<p>“As a result, there will be a huge pile-up of works, whose benefits the stakeholders will be deprived of,” Bommai said. </p>.<p>Without taking names, he said some ministers in the present dispensation were busy fixing commission for works.</p>.<p>“Kempanna, who was a crusader in our times, is maintaining silence now,” the former CM added.</p>
<p>Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday that he wanted to know where D Kempanna, the president of the Karnataka State Contractors’ Association, was now. </p>.<p>Kempanna had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the previous BJP regime, alleging that 40% commission was being demanded to clear contractors’ bills for various works. </p>.<p>The latter is maintaining a stoic silence over the ruling Congress stopping various development works, the former CM said.</p>.<p>After a meeting of senior leaders at the BJP office, Bommai said the Congress government was showing more interest in stopping ongoing works, alleging corruption.</p>.<p>“Kempanna, who acted on behalf of Congress during our time, is not speaking any word about stopping these works,” he alleged.</p>.<p>He charged that soon the rainy season will start and these abruptly stopped works may not resume. </p>.<p>“As a result, there will be a huge pile-up of works, whose benefits the stakeholders will be deprived of,” Bommai said. </p>.<p>Without taking names, he said some ministers in the present dispensation were busy fixing commission for works.</p>.<p>“Kempanna, who was a crusader in our times, is maintaining silence now,” the former CM added.</p>