
Bitcoin scam: Is it correct on the part of PM to ask Bommai to ‘ignore’ charges, asks Siddaramaiah
The Hindu
Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday sought to know whether it was correct on the part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ask Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to “ignore” th
Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday sought to know whether it was correct on the part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ask Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to “ignore” the allegations regarding the alleged bitcoin scam in the State.
Mr. Siddaramaiah, in a series of tweets, sought an impartial probe into the case, and asked, “Instead of asking the Chief Minister to investigate and prove his innocence, how is it correct for the Prime Minister to tell him to ignore the allegations? Can the Prime Minister unilaterally decide?” the Congress leader asked.
Noting that the Central and State investigating agencies were probing the bitcoin scam, he said, “Mr. Bommai is the present Chief Minister and was also Home Minister under the previous government led by B.S. Yediyurappa. By asking the Chief Minister to ignore it at this stage of investigation, is the Prime Minister asking him to drop the investigation?”