Bengaluru, June 23 -- Senior BJP leader and former minister Kumar Bangarappa on Monday launched a sharp and sweeping attack on the Congress-led Karnataka government, accusing it of shielding top ministers and senior bureaucrats in an alleged cover-up of irregularities linked to IPL-related events, while selectively targeting lower-level police officers.

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Bangarappa said the government's conduct reflected a complete breakdown in governance, institutional accountability, and commitment to justice. Bangarappa alleged that while police officials had been hastily suspended and interrogated in connection with the IPL-linked event scandal, the real decision-makers - including key ministers and department secre...