Kumaraswamy alleges Rs 250 crore loot in Pulakeshinagar development works

Bengaluru, Nov 7 (UNI) union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday alleged that more than Rs 250 crore had been misappropriated in the name of development works in Bengaluru's Pulakeshinagar constituency, even as residents continued to suffer from inadequate drinking water supply, poor drainage and a lack of basic civic amenities. Participating in a protest organised by the JD(S) under the leadership of former MLA Akhanda Srinivasamurthy, Kumaraswamy accused the Congress government in Karnataka of failing to address the basic needs of Bengaluru's residents while burdening them with repeated price hikes. Questioning the expenditure on development works in Pulakeshinagar, he alleged…