Civil contractors in the Karnataka capital have alleged that they are being forced to pay 50 per cent commissions for projects of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
KT Manjunath, president of the BBMP Working Contractors Association, wrote to chief commissioner Tushar Girinath on Tuesday that contractors were being asked to pay 50 per cent commissions in every office of the municipal corporation and that funds would not be released if they did not oblige the officials.
For the past 22 months, the association’s letter alleged, the contractors have not been paid for the work they have done. On top of it, new orders have been issued providing for assistant engineers,
