The Lokayukta has registered an FIR within the alleged bribery case, by which Virupakshappa was named accused primary. (PTI Photo)
On March 2, Lokayukta officers arrested BJP MLA Virupakshappa’s son Prashanth Kumar MV from the KSDL workplace whereas he was allegedly accepting a bribe from a contractor.
Days after his son was caught taking a Rs 40 lakh bribe, tainted BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa was grilled by the anti-corruption physique for 5 hours in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Flanked by a lawyer and policemen, the MLA from Channagiri constituency in Davangere deposed earlier than the Lokayukta police in a bribe case. The interrogation revolved across the money haul in KSDL workplace and MLA’s home.
The Lokayukta has issued yet one more discover to the contaminated MLA within the bribery case and has summoned him to seem earlier than them at present.
The MLA mentioned he would proceed to cooperate with the investigation towards him and his son and would seem earlier than the Lokayukta every time they summon him. The Lokayukta has registered an FIR within the alleged bribery case, by which Virupakshappa was named accused primary.
Virupakshappa, who resigned because the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) chairman, is accused of gathering bribes via his son from contractors supplying uncooked supplies for KSDL.
Major Cash Haul
On March 2, Lokayukta officers arrested Virupakshappa’s son Prashanth Kumar MV from the KSDL workplace whereas he was allegedly accepting a bribe from a contractor. Prashanth Kumar is the chief accounts officer of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
Lokayukta officers had earlier seized over Rs 8 crore from the residence and places of work belonging to the father-son duo. The MLA and his son have been within the eye of the storm throughout a fiery election season within the state.
The BJP MLA, who obtained anticipatory bail on Tuesday instructed reporters that he would furnish acceptable paperwork to the Lokayukta and get his a refund.” According to Lokayukta sources, huge quantities of gold, silver ornaments were also found in the MLA’s house besides large investments in land.
‘Bribegate’ Politics
Meanwhile, politics continue over the alleged bribegate that has spelled trouble for the ruling BJP government. While election campaigning heats up, the opposition parties have targeted the BJP over the corruption allegations and called for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to resign.
Bommai assured that no one would be spared because of their post and that justice would be delivered.
Recently, Congress state working president Ramalinga Reddy alleged that the government was involved in granting the MLA bail in one day. He also alleged that when opposition leaders get caught, they do not get bail for two to three months. In such circumstances, the government lawyers argue against bail.
Other top Congress leaders including party president Mallikarjun Kharge have claimed that the “corrupt face of the BJP is now exposed.”
Congress maintains that in the last four years ever since the BJP came to power in Karnataka, various scams came to light. Prominent among them were the PSI recruitment scam, lecturer recruitment scam.
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