Yatnal seeks CBI probe into Valmiki Tribal Corporation scam involving ₹187 crore
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Vijayapura MLA calls for CBI probe into ₹187 crore corruption scandal, demands resignation of top Karnataka officials.
Vijayapura MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal has called for CBI investigation of the corruption involving ₹187 crore in the Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Caste Development Corporation following which an official committed suicide.
He demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Minister for Youth Empowerment, Sports Tribal Welfare B. Nagendra from the Cabinet.
Addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi on Friday, Mr. Yatnal held Mr. Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and the Congress high command responsible for corruption in government.
He said that the Congress high command has used Karnataka as an ATM machine for funding the Assembly elections in Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
He said that corruption is deep-rooted in the Congress and the Valmiki Corporation scam seems to be only the tip of an iceberg. Every department is demanding commission from contractors to clear their pending bills. So only the resignation of Mr. Nagendra will not help remove corruption from its roots, he said.
Recollecting how the Congress leaders blamed the BJP saying it was “40% government” when the BJP was in power in the State, he said that now Karnataka is reeling under 100% corruption under Congress governance, the legislator said.
He also questioned the silence of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge on the corruption in the Valmiki Corporation, as the funds meant for the welfare of Scheduled Castes have been swindled by his Cabinet colleague.
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