<p>Former KMF chairman and Devegowda's son H D Revanna, however, rejected the charge as "baseless" and dared the BJP government to conduct an inquiry into it. Karnataka Labour minister B N Bacchegowda alleged that Gowda's two daughters were awarded the contract to supply milk sachets to KMF by their brother Revanna when <br />he was the Chairman of that body from 1997 to 2001.<br /><br />The minister was addressing a press-conference here. An inquiry conducted into the KMF irregularities has brought this fact to light, the minister said while describing the incident as an act of "nepotism" by Revanna.<br /><br />Bacchegowda, once a right hand man of Gowda while he was in JDS, said the KMF entered into an agreement with Reliance for supplying raw materials for manufacture of sachets.<br /><br />Gowda's daughters floated a firm 'AMSA' and were awarded the same contract by securing a letter from Reliance that this agency can also supply the raw material to KMF, he claimed.<br /><br />The auditing of accounts of KMF has been taken up currently and on receipt of that report the Government would order a Lokayukta probe into the irregularities, he said. He also claimed that a pouch film plant set up by KMF in 1997 with Rs 4.22 crore was sold to a private firm within forty four days of commencing production.<br /><br />Speaking to PTI over phone, Revanna said he had not awarded any supply contract to his sisters, which they secured by participating in a tender floated by Reliance. Revanna maintained that AMSA even today continues to supply sachets to KMF and asked "why KMF has not suspended the contract".<br /><br />An inquiry held by the government earlier into the same issue failed to establish any irregularity, he said. "There is a committee to award contracts in KMF and the chairman is not the head of that committee," Revanna said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, B J Puttaswamy charged that former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy purchased 46 acres of land near Bidadi in the name of his mother-in-law.<br /><br />Kumaraswamy's mother-in-law is a non-agriculturist and has violated Karnataka Land Revenue Act provisions 79 (a) and (b), he alleged. The Assistant Commissioner of Ramanagar has been issuing notices on Kumaraswamy's mother-in-law ever since the purchase, but she had not appeared for inquiry so far.<br /><br />Puttaswamy demanded that this purchase be declared null and void and land confiscated by the government.</p>
<p>Former KMF chairman and Devegowda's son H D Revanna, however, rejected the charge as "baseless" and dared the BJP government to conduct an inquiry into it. Karnataka Labour minister B N Bacchegowda alleged that Gowda's two daughters were awarded the contract to supply milk sachets to KMF by their brother Revanna when <br />he was the Chairman of that body from 1997 to 2001.<br /><br />The minister was addressing a press-conference here. An inquiry conducted into the KMF irregularities has brought this fact to light, the minister said while describing the incident as an act of "nepotism" by Revanna.<br /><br />Bacchegowda, once a right hand man of Gowda while he was in JDS, said the KMF entered into an agreement with Reliance for supplying raw materials for manufacture of sachets.<br /><br />Gowda's daughters floated a firm 'AMSA' and were awarded the same contract by securing a letter from Reliance that this agency can also supply the raw material to KMF, he claimed.<br /><br />The auditing of accounts of KMF has been taken up currently and on receipt of that report the Government would order a Lokayukta probe into the irregularities, he said. He also claimed that a pouch film plant set up by KMF in 1997 with Rs 4.22 crore was sold to a private firm within forty four days of commencing production.<br /><br />Speaking to PTI over phone, Revanna said he had not awarded any supply contract to his sisters, which they secured by participating in a tender floated by Reliance. Revanna maintained that AMSA even today continues to supply sachets to KMF and asked "why KMF has not suspended the contract".<br /><br />An inquiry held by the government earlier into the same issue failed to establish any irregularity, he said. "There is a committee to award contracts in KMF and the chairman is not the head of that committee," Revanna said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, B J Puttaswamy charged that former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy purchased 46 acres of land near Bidadi in the name of his mother-in-law.<br /><br />Kumaraswamy's mother-in-law is a non-agriculturist and has violated Karnataka Land Revenue Act provisions 79 (a) and (b), he alleged. The Assistant Commissioner of Ramanagar has been issuing notices on Kumaraswamy's mother-in-law ever since the purchase, but she had not appeared for inquiry so far.<br /><br />Puttaswamy demanded that this purchase be declared null and void and land confiscated by the government.</p>