Bengaluru: A day after BJP MLA Ok Madal Virupakshappa’s son Prashanth Madal was caught red-handed whereas accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh, Lokayukta officers on Friday recovered unaccounted money of greater than Rs six crore from his home. Reacting to raid performed by the anti-corruption wing of Lokayukta on the home of BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa`s son Prashant Madal, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Friday mentioned that Lokayukta is unbiased, and let free and truthful investigation occur. Prashanth, the chief accountant of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, was caught red-handed on Thursday night whereas accepting the bribe from a contractor Shreyas Kashyap of Chemixil Corporation on the Karnataka Soap and Detergents Limited (KSDL) workplace.Â
Lokayukta Justice B.S. Patil had acknowledged that “during the raid Rs 2.2 crore was recovered. Rs 6.10 crore was recovered from the residences later.”
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Bengaluru | When Lokayukta police raided the workplace they recovered Rs 2.2 crore, they raided residence & recovered Rs 6.10 crore. Five individuals apprehended, FIR registered. Whosoever has position on this matter, will probably be revealed: B.S. Patil,Karnataka Lokayukta on Lokayukta raid pic.twitter.com/8AFsBzJgNy
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The growth is seen as a critical setback to the ruling BJP. The incident has come to gentle at a time when the opposition is launching assaults with reference to 40 per cent fee and kickbacks within the authorities tenders.
Virupakshappa, MLA from Channagiri constituency in Davanagere district, is the chairman of KSDL and Prashanth was allegedly receiving ‘first installment’ of the bribe on behalf of his father, in accordance with Lokayukta sources.
Facing the warmth, Virupakshappa earlier as we speak tendered his resignation from the put up. In his resignation letter to the Chief Minister, he mentioned there isn’t a “relation” between him and the Lokayukta raid which he termed as a ‘conspiracy’ towards him and his household.
“Despite that since an allegation has been levelled against me, I am taking moral responsibility and submitting my resignation from the post of KSDL Chairman”, he mentioned.
CM Bommai Says Those Guilty Will Be Punished
In his response, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai mentioned the lure was proof that the Lokayukta has been “revived” to examine corruption not like the earlier Congress regime which created a separate anti-corruption bureau other than the Lokayukta establishment to cowl up their flawed deeds.
“Our motive is to punish culprits, all details are with Lokayukta, whose money was that, where it comes from, everything must come out,” he added.Â
“Earlier (during Congress regime) Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) closed many corruption cases and stopped investigations. Let everything be investigated and the truth come out, we will investigate all those cases,” he added.Â
Former Chief Minister and senior Congress chief Siddaramaiah mentioned the MLA’ s son demanding bribes is “proof of the 40 per cent commission government functioning in the state”.
