BENGALURU: Close on the heels of the announcement of dates for by-elections for two assembly seats in Karnataka, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided 14 locations associated with Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar and his brother Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha MP, DK Suresh on Monday (October 5).
According to sources, the probe agency officials recovered almost Rs 50 lakh in cash during a raid at Shivakumar’s residence. The CBI raids were carried out at 14 locations, including nine in Karnataka, four in Delhi and one in Mumbai.
The raids started at around 6 am on Monday, and as the news spread, scores of supporters started gathering in front of his house.
The Congress leaders launched scathing attacks on the union government, with party General Secretary Randeeep Singh Surjewala terming it ‘raid raj’ and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah terming it an effort by the BJP government at the Centre to derail the Congress party’s preparations for the bypolls.
Taking to Twitter, Surjewala charged that “the insidious game of intimidation and machinations of Modi-Yeddyurappa duo being executed by a puppet CBI by raiding @DKShivakumar won`t deter them… The CBI should be unearthing the layers of corruption in Yeddyurappa Govt”.
He further added “Let Modi and Yeddyurappa governments and BJP`s frontal organisations i.e CBI-ED-Income Tax know that Congress workers and leaders will not be cowed down nor bow down before such devious attempts.”
“Our resolve to fight for people and expose BJP`s maladministration only becomes stronger,” Surejewala added.
Last year in September, the Karnataka Congress chief was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against him. He was accused of routing unaccounted money through hawala channels with the help of others. Under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Shivakumar was charged with tax evasion and `hawala` transactions worth crores of rupees.
In fresh trouble for senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday (October 5) raided the premises of Karnataka Congress chief in connection with the alleged corruption case against him.
The searches are being conducted today at 14 locations including 9 in Karnataka, 4 in Delhi and one in Mumbai.
Sources told Zee Media that the CBI raided multiple places in Karnataka, Mumbai and some other parts of the country in connection with this case. The CBI raids took place weeks after the BJP-led government in Karnataka allowed the CBI to probe the corruption charges against Shivakumar.
Reacting to CBI’s raids, senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala lashed out at the Karnataka government and called CBI a “puppet”. “The insidious game of intimidation and machinations of Modi-Yeddyurappa duo being executed by a puppet CBI by raiding DK Shivakumar won’t deter us,” Surjewala said.
“CBI should be unearthing the layers of corruption in Yeddyurappa
