<p>Opposition leader in the Legislative Assembly, Jagadish Shettar, on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of misuse of power and favoritism for having awarded a government contract to his son.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing reporters, he said the government had given a contract to set up a superspecialty laboratory at Victoria Hospital to a company owned by Siddaramaiah’s younger son Yathindra Siddaramaiah. The contract should be cancelled immediately. A high-level probe should be conducted into the issue, he added.<br /><br />The BJP leader said the contract was awarded to establish a laboratory despite two laboratories already existing within 100 metres radius of the hospital. The chief minister has been issuing contradictory statements in an attempt to defend his son, he charged.<br /><br />On the government’s planning to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of B S Yeddyurappa, Shettar accused the Siddaramaiah government of indulging in politics of revenge.</p>
<p>Opposition leader in the Legislative Assembly, Jagadish Shettar, on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of misuse of power and favoritism for having awarded a government contract to his son.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing reporters, he said the government had given a contract to set up a superspecialty laboratory at Victoria Hospital to a company owned by Siddaramaiah’s younger son Yathindra Siddaramaiah. The contract should be cancelled immediately. A high-level probe should be conducted into the issue, he added.<br /><br />The BJP leader said the contract was awarded to establish a laboratory despite two laboratories already existing within 100 metres radius of the hospital. The chief minister has been issuing contradictory statements in an attempt to defend his son, he charged.<br /><br />On the government’s planning to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of B S Yeddyurappa, Shettar accused the Siddaramaiah government of indulging in politics of revenge.</p>
