BJP protests seek Karnataka minister Nagendra's resignation over scam; Congress stages counter protest

BENGALURU: Opposition BJP continued its protest on Friday seeking Karnataka Planning and Statistics Minister B Nagendra's resignation over his alleged involvement in the multi-crore scam in the ST Development Corporation.

Key points

• Congress leaders, including Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president BK Hariprasad, protested near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises.
• The ruling Congress staged a protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises accusing BJP of disrupting proceedings in the Assembly and Council.
• Nagendra matter: Karnataka CM DKS invites Oppn for debate The BJP leader stated that his party will continue its protest and take it to a logical end.
• Ashoka remarked Nagendra has been named as the main accused in the CBI and ED chargesheets.
• The funds was sent to Telangana to meet the Congress' election expenditure on the instructions of some top leaders of that party.

Meanwhile, the ruling Congress staged a protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises accusing BJP of disrupting proceedings in the Assembly and Council.

Meanwhile, the protest by BJP entered its fifth day on Friday. Senior BJP leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka, Leader of Opposition in the Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, and BJP state president BY Vijayendra, protested near the Maharshi Valmiki statue at the Legislators' House and took out a procession to Vidhana Soudha.

Ashoka remarked Nagendra has been named as the main accused in the CBI and ED chargesheets. He is additionally an accused in cases pending with the Lokayukta.Valmiki Development Corporation's officer P Chandrashekharan had exposed the Rs 187-crore scam. In his suicide note, he had mentioned that he had transferred funds on the orders of the minister.

In practice, the funds was sent to Telangana to meet the Congress' election expenditure on the instructions of some top leaders of that party. A Lamborghini car and 40 kg of gold were purchased using the funds looted from the corporation, Ashoka alleged.

Nagendra matter: Karnataka CM DKS invites Oppn for debate The BJP leader stated that his party will continue its protest and take it to a logical end. He blamed the Congress for ruining the Assembly and Council proceedings and preventing discussions on drought, NICE, and other problems. The party is remarked to be planning a padayatra seeking Nagendra's resignation.

Congress leaders, including Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president BK Hariprasad, protested near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises. Hariprasad remarked BJP legislators are not allowing a discussion on drought to avoid raising the problem of the state's rightful share of funds from the Union administration. Individuals of the state are observing the developments and they will not forgive the Opposition party.

For now, BJP protests seek Karnataka minister Nagendra' s resignation over scam; Congress stages counter remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.