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The Karnataka State Contractors Association has warned that it volition merchandise the “corruption study card” of the State authorities successful December, if the pending magnitude of ₹33,000 crore from the past 2 years is not released wrong a month.
The contractors had alleged that the request for bribes had accrued during the Congress government’s tenure compared to the BJP’s tenure.
Will halt work
“If the authorities fails to wage the dues, we volition halt each the declaration enactment and protestation crossed the State successful the archetypal week of December. We privation to conscionable the Governor of Karnataka and the Congress precocious bid and record a ailment against the State government,” G.M. Ravindra, wide caput of the relation told The Hindu.
Speaking successful the property league connected Friday, R. Manjunath, president of the association, said that they had met and appealed to each the Ministers, including the Chief Minister galore times, but to nary avail.
“Eight departments including the Public Works (PWD) and Water Resources Department person not released the pending bills of the contractors truthful far. No substance the enactment successful power, successive governments person released outstanding bills during Gauri-Ganesh, Dasara and Deepavali festivals. However, the existent authorities has not,” helium alleged.
GST difference
“Though the authorities announced that it would carnivore the quality successful GST from 12% to 18%, determination is nary bid successful this respect truthful far. It has been implemented successful the neighbouring States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra astir 5 years ago,” they said.
Further the relation stated that seniority is not being followed successful outgo successful immoderate different section but the PWD. Even aft gathering with Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister and the Ministers of assorted departments 2 oregon 3 times and making requests, the authorities is not capable to resoluteness the problems of the contractors, they said.
Flagging different issue, the contractors said, “Since the officials of the Urban Development Department person called bundle tenders successful 10 municipal corporations, it is precise unfair to the tiny and mean people contractors. Officials successful the Labour Department are making bundle tenders worthy ₹784.00 crores, 8 to 9 districts unneurotic successful a mode that volition payment the large contractors. The bundle tender volition not payment astir of the contractors successful Karnataka”.
