Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Shivakumar Defends Nagendra Reinduction, Questions BJP Silence On Cases
Karnataka brought B Nagendra back into its ministerial team.
Nagendra had earlier resigned because of allegations linked to a large corporation scam.
Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said Nagendra stayed out of the cabinet for two years.
He said government officials later reported that Nagendra was not involved in the alleged wrongdoing.
Shivakumar said the decision to reappoint him followed proper procedures.
He also criticized the BJP for not speaking about criminal cases involving some central ministers.
Shivakumar said he and Siddaramaiah had acted earlier by accepting Nagendra’s resignation.
The BJP’s response to these remarks was not included in the article.
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defended B Nagendra’s return to the state cabinet.
Nagendra had resigned over alleged involvement in the multi-crore Karnataka Dalit Valmiki Corporation scam.
Shivakumar said Nagendra remained outside the cabinet for two years after his resignation.
He said an officers’ department report found Nagendra was not involved in the alleged wrongdoing.
Shivakumar accused the BJP of remaining silent about criminal cases involving several central ministers.
- Who
- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, B Nagendra, Siddaramaiah and the BJP.
- What
- Shivakumar defended Nagendra’s reinduction into the Karnataka cabinet and criticized the BJP over alleged silence about cases involving central ministers.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, at an event.
- Why
- Shivakumar said an officers’ department report found Nagendra was not involved in the alleged scam and that the reinduction followed due process.
Karnataka Government’s Position
BJP Criticism Raised By Shivakumar
Nagendra’s return to cabinet
Karnataka Government’s Position
Shivakumar said Nagendra was reinducted after due process and an official report found he was not involved in the alleged scam.
BJP Criticism Raised By Shivakumar
The article does not provide the BJP’s specific response to Nagendra’s reinduction or the report.
Treatment of criminal cases
Karnataka Government’s Position
Shivakumar argued that the BJP should explain why it has not spoken about criminal cases involving several central ministers.
BJP Criticism Raised By Shivakumar
The article reports Shivakumar’s accusation but does not include a BJP reply or its position on those cases.
- Political figure defending the decision
- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar
- Minister reinducted
- B Nagendra
- Alleged scandal
- Multi-crore Karnataka Dalit Valmiki Corporation scam
- Time outside cabinet
- Two years, according to Shivakumar
- Earlier action
- Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah accepted Nagendra’s resignation
- Basis for reinduction
- An officers’ department report said Nagendra was not involved
- Target of criticism
- The BJP and its alleged silence regarding cases involving central ministers