Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 12 -- * Contractors accuse Congress members of charging higher commission than the BJP

* Rs. 37,000 crore pending; contractors plan Statewide protest on Mar. 5

The Karnataka State Contractors' Association has alleged that they were forced to pay a higher commission, or percentage, than the previous BJP Government for clearing pending bills.

Speaking to media persons at a private hotel in the city yesterday, Association President R. Manjunath said that when Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was Leader of the Opposition, he had promised that no payment or commission would be taken for releasing bills or issuing NoCs.

However, he alleged that for the release of bills pending over the last three years, they are being charged...