Kumaraswamy challenges Shivakumar's KPSC shutdown proposal

Bengaluru, Sept 23 (UNI) The controversy over the proposed closure of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) took a sharper turn on Wednesday, with union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy questioning whether dismantling the recruitment body can answer the more fundamental question of who appointed the officials accused of wrongdoing and who allowed the system to function. Kumaraswamy's intervention came after Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said the government was consulting legal experts on whether KPSC could be closed within the legal framework following allegations of irregularities in recruitment. Instead of focusing only on the fate of KPSC, Kumaraswamy sought accountability from those…