Goa, June 20 -- A leaked audio clip has ignited a political storm in Karnataka, featuring Congress MLA and Deputy Chairman of the State Policy and Planning Commission, BR Patil, leveling serious allegations of corruption against the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation. In the conversation-reportedly between Patil and Sarfaraz Khan, the personal assistant to Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan-Patil expresses anger over widespread bribery in the distribution of government housing intended for the poor.

In the audio, Patil claims that only those who paid bribes were allotted houses under the state housing scheme, while genuine recommendations from elected representatives, including his own, were disregarded. He alleges that Gram Panchayat pres...