Mysuru, Sept. 18 -- KEA Chairman Ayub Khan rejects MLC Raghu's corruption charge

Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman Ayub Khan has strongly refuted the corruption allegations levelled by BJP MLC and former KEA Chairman R. Raghu Kautilya over development works at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds, terming them a "politically motivated publicity stunt."

Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Khan alleged that the MLC was attempting to tarnish his reputation ahead of Dasara. He said that Raghu had conducted an unscheduled inspection of the Exhibition Grounds yesterday while he was attending a Government programme in Mangaluru.

Raghu Kautilya had questioned the expenditure on the 'A' Block and the musical fountain, besides alleging...