India, Sept. 1 -- Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday stepped up his attack on the Karnataka government, calling the KPSC recruitment scandal a "national" embarrassment and asking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit Bengaluru to meet affected youth. Kumaraswamy said the controversy is damaging the state's image.

"Rahul Gandhi must speak about this," Kumaraswamy said, adding that he "cannot remain silent" over the allegations and urging him to take up the KPSC matter with the same urgency he showed on the NEET controversy.

The controversy centres on alleged irregularities in recruitment of Assistant Executive Engineers (Grade-I) and Veterinary Officers, with allegations that candidates sat for exams at resorts and that OMR sheets w...