Karnataka ranks 5th in corruption in the country, claims Upalokayukta Veerappa

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Upalokayukta B. Veerappa speaking astatine  a programme to perceive  pending Lokayukta cases successful  Mandya and Malavalli taluks astatine  B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan successful  Mandya connected  Thursday.

Upalokayukta B. Veerappa speaking astatine a programme to perceive pending Lokayukta cases successful Mandya and Malavalli taluks astatine B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan successful Mandya connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Upalokayukta Justice B. Veerappa has claimed that Karnataka ranks 5th successful the database of corrupt States successful the country.

Speaking aft proceeding and disposing of pending Lokayukta cases successful Mandya and Malavalli taluks astatine B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan successful Mandya connected Thursday, Mr. Veerappa said corruption is overflowing successful each section of the State. “If this menace is not curbed, a sedate information awaits america successful the future,” helium warned.

He said the officials successful the territory had not been capable to dispose of each the cases and remarked that it was not capable if the officials simply gave assurances and asked them to change.

He called upon the officials to usage their authorization successful specified a mode that the nationalist does not endure injustice. They indispensable show the existent worthy of their authorization and discharge their duties with diligence and commitment, helium said.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar gave the state a beardown Constitution. The intent of the Constitution is to supply everyone an accidental to unrecorded equally. “From mean citizens to elder officials, everyone indispensable discharge their duties,” helium said.

Noting that India ranked 91st among a database of 140 corrupt countries, portion Karnataka stood 5th successful the country, Mr. Veerappa said officials indispensable enactment successful a corruption-free manner. “Change indispensable travel from some officials and citizens,” helium said.

Pointing retired that a full of 1,281 cases had been registered successful 16 districts successful the State, the Upalokayukta said officials should discharge their duties with honesty. “Officials person been fixed authorization to service the people. They indispensable discharge their duties honestly and with dedication; otherwise, enactment volition person to beryllium taken,” helium warned.

The Deputy Commissioner of Mandya, who besides spoke connected the occasion, said Mr. Veerappa is simply a idiosyncratic who strives against injustice with a batch of dedication.

As a judge, Mr. Veerappa had disposed of 30,000 cases, too the 7,000 cases disposed of during his tenure successful the Lokayukta. 

Principal District Judge, Mandya, Subramanya, Superintendent of Lokayukta Police, Mandya, Suresh Babu, Senior Civil Judge and District Legal Services Authority’s subordinate caput Anand M., Superintendent of Mandya District Police V.J. Shobharani, and Mandya District Advocates’ Association president Satyananda were besides contiguous astatine the programme.

Published - May 21, 2026 07:19 p.m. IST

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