Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 4 (ANI): Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Madal Virupakshappa`s son in a bribery case.
Kumaraswamy mentioned “A warm welcome to Amit Shah who flew back to the state today. A bundle of stories of your MLA Maadalu Virupakshappa`s son is the biggest proof that your double engine government is charging 40 per cent commission.”
“Your concept of `Swach Bharat` is amazing. whose ATM is Karnataka? Is it in this sense that you said that we will make the state corruption free? Does getting rid of corruption mean putting bundles of cash in into one`s ATM on behalf of the father? Is this how you deep-clean Karnataka? Does the soap factory seriously mean it?” questioned Kumaraswamy.
The JDS chief alleged that BJP has turned Karnataka right into a “commission state”. Attacking Shah additional, Kumaraswamy mentioned, “Will you pat on the back of the BJP MLAs who are washing the soap factory, a symbol of Kannadigas` pride, with 40 per cent commission soap or will you expel him from the party? Whose money the MLA`s son was reserving for? If Rs 6 crore can be found in MLA`s house, how much more can be found in a minister`s house which is packed with 40 per cent? You have made Karnataka a `commission state`.”
If the share enterprise continues like this, Kumaraswamy mentioned not less than 10 jails should be constructed. Attacking BJP and Congress, Kumaraswamy mentioned the sin of creating Karnataka a `fee state` is the duty of those nationwide events, and Kannadigas ought to perceive the true face of the fee events that conduct elections on the idea of such sins.”Otherwise, there is a danger that Karnataka will be labelled a “fee state“ endlessly,” he mentioned.
BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa on Friday resigned because the chairman of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) hours after the anti-corruption wing of Lokayukta raided the home of his son Prashant Madal and recovered Rs 6 crore money.
BJP MLA Virupakshappa submitted his resignation to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai.In a letter, Virupakshappa claimed that there was some conspiracy in opposition to his household.”I am submitting my resignation under moral responsibility to Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) because there is an allegation against me,” he mentioned within the letter.
Earlier on Friday morning, the anti-corruption wing of Lokayukta raided the residence of MLA Madal Virupakshappa`s son Prashant Madal and recovered Rs 6 crore money. On Thursday, Karnataka Lokayukta officers caught Virupakshappa`s son whereas taking a bribe of Rs 40 lakh.
“The anti-corruption branch of Lokayukta yesterday caught Prashanth Madal, son of BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa while taking a bribe of Rs 40 lakh. Over Rs 1.7 crore in cash was recovered from his office,” Karnataka Lokayukta mentioned.
Lokayukta was on responsibility after getting a grievance concerning the demand for a bribe.According to Lokayukta, greater than Rs 1.7 crore in money was discovered at Prashanth Madal`s workplace.Notably, Madal Virupakshappa was the chairman of state-owned Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) which manufactures the model `Mysore Sandal Soap`.
While his son Prashant Madal is a chief accountant at Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB).Further investigation is underway, officers added. (ANI)
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