New Delhi: A scam that threatens to be bigger than the 2G scam has emerged from Karnataka, promising to bring more trouble for the Congress. The State Minorities Commission has found that over 22 thousand properties owned by the Wakf Board was illegally encroached and sold over the last decade.
The estimated loss to the exchequer is estimated to be around Rs 2 lakh crore.
The Chairperson of the State Minorities Commission, Anwar Manippady told CNN-IBN that a few top politicians were also involved in the scam. Sources say the Commission's report has named 38 Congress leaders.
The 7,500 page report was submitted to Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Monday. Reports say it may be tabled in the state Assembly in a day or two.
The report states that the Wakf Board functionaries helped transfer the land to private individuals and institutions over the last 11 years.
It also states that 85 per cent of Wakf board properties that were misused are in Bangalore alone.
