Minister of State for Labour and Employment and Bengaluru North MP Shobha Karandlaje suspects a scam in the proposal to procure 46 mechanical sweeping machines for the city on rent for a period of seven years at Rs 613.25 crore.

The proposal, submitted by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), has been approved by the Karnataka Cabinet.

In a post in X, the BJP MP said, \"A massive financial scandal is unfolding in Karnataka. The Congress government has hired 46 road sweeping machines for 7 years at a shocking cost of ₹613 crore\".

According to the GBA proposal approved by the Cabinet, the authority is expected to spend almost Rs 2 crore a year on each sweeper machine.

Alleging that an \"inflated expenditure\" has been approved, Karandlaje wondered who was benefiting from it.

\"A self-

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