Bengaluru, June 25 -- Housing minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said he would step down from his post if any irregularities were proven against him in connection with alleged bribes for the allotment of houses under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation Limited in Karnataka's Aland constituency.

Last week, a leaked audio clip surfaced in which Congress MLA BR Patil, also the deputy chairman of the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission, alleged that housing units in his constituency were sanctioned in exchange for bribes. Patil claimed that approximately 950 houses were allotted based on recommendations by a panchayat member, while his own list of beneficiary names was ignored.

Responding to the allegations, Khan on Tuesda...