<p>Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Bangalore, Yeddyurappa also accused Kumaraswamy of seeking a bribe of Rs 168 crore from the mining sector. <br /><br />“He (Kumaraswamy) wanted my support to become the chief minister. Now he is making baseless allegations against me. I came out of the coalition government and got elected with people's support,” Yeddyurappa said.<br /><br />Kumaraswamy on Saturday had alleged that two firms managed by Yeddyurappa’s sons had received Rs 13 crore as kickback from a company for allotting the work on the Rs 1,032-crore Upper Bhadra Lift Irrigation project to the company.<br /><br />Yeddyurappa said Kumaraswamy, as chief minister, had sanctioned the Rs 550-crore contract at Rs 1,032 crore (inflating the value) and also gave approval for an advance payment of Rs 103 crore to the company, after chairing a meeting of the Karnataka Neeravari Nigama.<br /></p>
<p>Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Bangalore, Yeddyurappa also accused Kumaraswamy of seeking a bribe of Rs 168 crore from the mining sector. <br /><br />“He (Kumaraswamy) wanted my support to become the chief minister. Now he is making baseless allegations against me. I came out of the coalition government and got elected with people's support,” Yeddyurappa said.<br /><br />Kumaraswamy on Saturday had alleged that two firms managed by Yeddyurappa’s sons had received Rs 13 crore as kickback from a company for allotting the work on the Rs 1,032-crore Upper Bhadra Lift Irrigation project to the company.<br /><br />Yeddyurappa said Kumaraswamy, as chief minister, had sanctioned the Rs 550-crore contract at Rs 1,032 crore (inflating the value) and also gave approval for an advance payment of Rs 103 crore to the company, after chairing a meeting of the Karnataka Neeravari Nigama.<br /></p>
