BANGALORE: Former Prime Minster H D Deve Gowda swapped the KPSC answer script of his son H D Balakrishna Gowda in 1978, senior advocate A K Subbaiah alleged on Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference here, he said Deve Gowda and his family were protesting the government’s decision to scrap the 2011 KPSC selection list because they stand to benefit from the scam.
“I have seen, when I was general secretary of the Janata Party in 1978, Deve Gowda taking out the original answer script of his son H D Balakrishna Gowda and replacing it with another,” he said.
A shocked Subbaiah admittedly asked Gowda what he was up to. “He is my son and I have to do something,” he quoted Gowda as saying.
Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, who visited Freedom Park on Wednesday, defended his father Deve Gowda.
“If Subbaiah witnessed my father changing answer scripts, why he was quiet for such a long time?” he asked.
Kumaraswamy said Subbaiah should provide evidence, and not make unsubstantiated charges. “He is a senior advocate and should not indulge in loose talk,” he said.
Deve Gowda could not be reached over the phone for comment. He did not respond to a text message either.
Vidhana Soudha Chalo Planned
Bangalore: The ongoing agitation against the state government’s decision to scrap the 2011 KPSC selection list may intensify further with protestors deciding to take out a ‘Vidhana Soudha Chalo’ agitation on Saturday. The agitators have also decided to lay seige to Vidhana Soudha. The protest entered the 27th day on Wednesday. Somashekar, an agitator told Express that the Cabinet should revoke the decision. Another protestor said that they have been contemplating to approach the court to find a solution. “But it is time consuming. Till it is disposed of, several candidates will cross the age limit and will not be eligible for the examinations again...” he said.