Head of the Congress of Karnataka DK Shivakumar | Photo credit: PTI
Key points
- Congressional leader DK Shivakumar reportedly accumulated disproportionate assets worth more than Rs 74.93 crore as a minister in the Karnataka government, says CBI
- After the CBI raid, DK Shivakumar accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of vendetta policy against him.
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday registered a case against the head of the Karnataka Congress, DK Shivakumar, for allegedly accumulating disproportionate assets worth more than 74.93 million rupees during his tenure as minister in the state government.
This comes after the investigating agency raided more than 14 premises linked to the leader of Congress and his brother DK Suresh, who is a member of Parliament (MP), in the alleged case of corruption.
“It should be recalled that the Government of Karnataka issued a Notice u / s 6 of the DSPE Act and was followed by a Notice u / s 5 of the DSPE Act issued by the Government of India, after which CBI initially registered an Investigation preliminary during the month of March 2020 against said MLA and others in the matter, “said the CBI in a statement.
“Today 14 locations including Karnataka, Delhi, Mumbai were conducted at the facilities of said MLA and others, resulting in the recovery of cash of Rs 57 lakhs (approx.) And various incriminating documents, including property documents, banking information, computer hard drive, etc., “the statement added.
The central investigative agency further claims that the investigation is continuing into the matter.
Shivakumar Alleges Vendetta Policy by BJP
However, Shivakumar rejected the accusations made against him and accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of a policy of vendetta against him.
“Congress has been fighting on behalf of the people since Covid-19 and exposing the failures of the Narendra Modi government. Such raids will not prevent me from fighting injustice. We will win against such tactics in the people’s court,” said the leader of the Congress.
The former Karnataka minister also said he was unaware of the cash seized by the CBI during the raids. “It could be the home of someone you are simply connected to and don’t know about money,” he added.
Regarding his assets, Shivakumar said that he has nothing to hide as he is a businessman and farmer. The leader of the Congress also affirmed that he has shown all the documents of his assets to the officials.
