Belagavi : Former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday claimed that Karnataka Higher Education Minister CN Ashwath Narayan’s relative secured fifth rank in the sub-inspector examination.

Ashwath Narayan’s relative has also got selected. He scored fifth rank. He alone was spared and others were sent to jail. According to me, without the involvement of government and ministers, this scam would not have happened,” the Congress leader told reporters.

Stating that getting justice from the government in the PSI recruitment scam was difficult, he said police officers, politicians and their relatives are also involved.

“The CID can be influenced. We demand that a court monitored investigation should be carried out,” Siddaramaiah said.
Ashwath Narayan has come under the attack on previous occasions as well but the minister refuted the charge and termed it “baseless”