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HDK Alleges Bribery Attempt to Silence Him on NICE Scam: 'Take Whatever You Want!'
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News18•04-10-2026, 22:34
HDK Alleges Bribery Attempt to Silence Him on NICE Scam: 'Take Whatever You Want!'
- •Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy alleges he was offered a bribe to keep quiet about the NICE project, stating, "Why do you need to bother about the NICE project? Just keep quiet about this matter. Take whatever you want."
- •HDK claims he "drove out" those who attempted to bribe him, asserting, "No one can buy me. I am a man of the people."
- •Kumaraswamy had previously called the NICE project a scam bigger than 2G and coal scams, involving over ₹3 lakh crore in irregularities.
- •He had accused CM DK Shivakumar and NICE chief Ashok Kheni of making a deal regarding the project.
- •HDK vowed to save the NICE road for the state, standing with land losers and the people.
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Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged that individuals attempted to bribe him to remain silent on the NICE project by telling him to take whatever he wanted, though he did not reveal who offered the bribe and stated that he drove them out.
HD Kumaraswamy claimed that the Bengaluru-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (NICE) project is a massive scam involving irregularities exceeding ₹3 lakh crore, arguing it is larger than both the 2G and coal scams.
Kumaraswamy alleged that in 2004, the then Urban Development Minister DK Shivakumar and NICE chief Ashok Kheni approved changes altering land allocations, increasing road land to 9,468 acres and township saleable areas from 45% to 55% without cabinet approval.
