Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 27 -- Plot is to help a Congress leader involved in loom manufacturing and procure China Silk for hefty kickback, alleges Opposition Leader R. Ashok

Opposition Leader in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok dropped a bombshell by saying that the plans to build a stadium at the land belonging to KSIC Filature Factory at Bhyrapura in T. Narasipur is to only benefit an influential Congress leader, who owns a loom and also to procure raw silk from China, eyeing 400 percent commission.

Addressing a press meet at a private hotel in city this morning, Ashok said, "A powerful Congress leader runs a silk reeling unit. If this KSIC Filature Factory is stopped, the plan is to source silk reel from Congress leader to manufacture Mysore...