The congressional leader, however, said he will not be able to attend due to the electoral campaign.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned the Chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Congressional Committee, DK Shivakumar, to appear before investigators for questioning on 23 November.
However, speaking to the media, DK Shivakumar said: “CBI investigators had come with the summons to my house on November 19, but I was not at home. They asked me to come at 4 in the afternoon on November 23. I wrote them a letter saying that I would be in Basavakalyan and Maski on those days for the election campaign. I have asked if I can appear for questioning on November 25 in my letter. “
The CBI filed an FIR against DK Shivakumar on October 2 stating that he was allegedly in possession of disproportionate assets worth Rs 74.93 crore. The CBI alleged that these assets belong to him and his relatives. On October 5, the CBI conducted a search and seizure operation on 14 properties belonging to Shivakumar, including Karnataka, Delhi and Mumbai. The CBI had recovered Rs 57 lakh and various allegedly incriminating documents from these properties, including bank statements and hard drives.
In September 2019, the Karnataka government had granted the CBI permission to launch an investigation against Shivakumar. The Union government subsequently granted permission as well, after which the IWC launched its investigation in March 2020 against Shivakumar and his associates.
The CBI investigation began after the Directorate of Enforcement shared information related to its finances with the agency. The ED is investigating a money laundering case against Shivakumar. The DE arrested him in September 2019 and he was in Tihar Jail for 51 days before the Delhi High Court granted him bail.
The ED had accused Shivakumar of laundering black money through various proxies, including members of his family and close associates.
