Will retire if proved I received bribe: CM

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he would retire from politics if it is proved that he took a bribe from anyone.

Speaking at the state level convention of contractors at Palace Grounds, Siddaramaiah asserted that he never took any bribes, neither in his former tenure as chief minister, nor currently.

“I will retire from politics if it is proved that anyone bribed me to issue clearance letters to contractors during the period 2013-2018 or even after becoming chief minister for the second time (from May 20, 2023),” Siddaramaiah said.

He said he has directed PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi to award work worth Rs 4,000 crore without a package for the benefit of small contractors, as they were opposed to dividing single work into different packages.