BJP and JD(S) Halt Karnataka Legislature Over Calls to Dismiss Minister B Nagendra
· India · Hindustan Times, News18, Deccan Herald
The Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (Secular) disrupted proceedings in both houses of the Karnataka legislature on Monday, demanding the removal of minister B Nagendra. Opposition leaders R Ashoka and V Sunil Kumar raised the issue during the question hour and declared they would not allow the session to continue without the minister’s dismissal. The demand stems from allegations that Nagendra was involved in a multi‑crore rupee embezzlement scheme at the Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation and in the killing of three suspected poachers in Hanur forest, Chamarajanagar district. Nagendra, who was appointed to the planning and statistics portfolio on August 3, had previously resigned from the Siddaramaiah cabinet in June 2024 over accusations of misappropriating ₹94.73 crore. The scandal surfaced after the suicide of accounts superintendent P Chandrashekaran, whose death note implicated senior corporation and bank officials in the embezzlement. The
Why it matters
The controversy threatens the stability of Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s cabinet and tests the opposition’s ability to influence anti‑corruption measures in Karnataka. Ongoing investigations by the ED and CBI could lead to further legal action against a sitting minister, affecting governance and public trust.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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