Cong orders review of board appointments over RSS links

Bengaluru, Nov 14 (UNI) The appointment of people with alleged Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) links to Karnataka government-run boards and corporations has triggered an embarrassment for the ruling Congress, prompting the party leadership to order a review and warn that such appointees must resign or face removal. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president BK Hariprasad on Saturday acknowledged complaints over the inclusion of people with RSS and BJP backgrounds in the appointments and said the government was examining their credentials to identify and correct any lapses. "Some were appointed on the recommendation of MLAs. We…