BJP accuses Congress, Rahul Gandhi of double standards over alleged paper leak in Karnataka

BJP National Spokesperson and MP Sambit Patra. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (October 1, 2026) accused the Congress party and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of double standards for remaining silent over alleged corruption and a paper leak in Karnataka.

At a press conference, BJP MP and spokesperson Sambit Patra raised the issue of the paper leak in the Veterinary Officers Recruitment Examination held on January 8 and 9, 2026, for 400 posts. 

Karnataka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Enforcement Directorate alleged that the then Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Controller of Examinations and IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar helped leak the paper to a middleman.