BENGALURU: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka on Saturday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged fraud of Rs 87 crore in Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation Limited.
In this regard, State Tribal Welfare Minister B Nagendra has already resigned.
In a post on 'X', the party shared an affidavit of 'accused no. 8', which was submitted in the court.
In the said affidavit, the counsel for 'accused no. 8' requested the court to direct the investigating officer to produce the CCTV footage captured from 10 am to 3 pm on May 24 near the Higher Education Minister's chamber, Vidhan Soudha, and all CCTV cameras Give instructions on collecting and preserving the footage. at Union Bank of India, MG Road Branch for three months from March 1, 2024 to June 1, 2024 and a mirror view image of the phone seized from 'Accused No. 8'.
The petitioner has also requested the court to direct the authorities to "preserve the hash value and WhatsApp chat between accused no. 8 and the name of the contact saved as 'Basavanagouda Daddal' along with the 65B certificate in the interest of justice and equality." Instructions should be given.,
While the Karnataka government has formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the matter, Union Bank of India has handed over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Basanagouda Daddal is Raichur Rural Congress MLA and Chairman of Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited (KMVSTDCL).
"It is impossible for the SIT to conduct an impartial investigation into this scam involving the Chief Minister, ministers and MLAs. Therefore, the BJP demands that Siddaramaiah should hand over the case to the CBI and resign and cooperate in the investigation," the party said. Said on 'X'.
There was no response from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on this demand.
The BJP also demanded that MLA Daddal Valmiki resign from the post of corporation president.However, Daddal told reporters in Bengaluru that it was obvious for the opposition to make such a demand. He insisted that he had no knowledge of this scam.
Daddal said, since the illegal transfer of funds took place when the model code of conduct was in effect, he did not hold any meeting during that period.
The MLA said, "All this happened when the MCC was in force. This is not a normal scam as it pertains to funds given for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes. It seems there is a big network in it."
In this regard, State Tribal Welfare Minister B Nagendra has already resigned.
In a post on 'X', the party shared an affidavit of 'accused no. 8', which was submitted in the court.
In the said affidavit, the counsel for 'accused no. 8' requested the court to direct the investigating officer to produce the CCTV footage captured from 10 am to 3 pm on May 24 near the Higher Education Minister's chamber, Vidhan Soudha, and all CCTV cameras Give instructions on collecting and preserving the footage. at Union Bank of India, MG Road Branch for three months from March 1, 2024 to June 1, 2024 and a mirror view image of the phone seized from 'Accused No. 8'.
The petitioner has also requested the court to direct the authorities to "preserve the hash value and WhatsApp chat between accused no. 8 and the name of the contact saved as 'Basavanagouda Daddal' along with the 65B certificate in the interest of justice and equality." Instructions should be given.,
While the Karnataka government has formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the matter, Union Bank of India has handed over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Basanagouda Daddal is Raichur Rural Congress MLA and Chairman of Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited (KMVSTDCL).
"It is impossible for the SIT to conduct an impartial investigation into this scam involving the Chief Minister, ministers and MLAs. Therefore, the BJP demands that Siddaramaiah should hand over the case to the CBI and resign and cooperate in the investigation," the party said. Said on 'X'.
There was no response from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on this demand.
The BJP also demanded that MLA Daddal Valmiki resign from the post of corporation president.However, Daddal told reporters in Bengaluru that it was obvious for the opposition to make such a demand. He insisted that he had no knowledge of this scam.
Daddal said, since the illegal transfer of funds took place when the model code of conduct was in effect, he did not hold any meeting during that period.
The MLA said, "All this happened when the MCC was in force. This is not a normal scam as it pertains to funds given for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes. It seems there is a big network in it."
