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BJP renews demand to remove Nagendra from Karnataka Cabinet
In the Indian state of Karnataka, there is money meant to help young people from a special community called Scheduled Tribes.
Some people are accused of secretly taking that money away.
The man who was in charge of the money when it went missing is named B Nagendra.
Recently, Nagendra was given a new, very important job in the state government.
The BJP, another political party, says he should not have that job.
The BJP's leader, B Y Vijayendra, says Nagendra must leave before a big government meeting starts on August 13.
Police say a huge amount of money was moved through about 600 fake bank accounts.
They say the money was turned into cash, gold, and luxury cars.
The BJP says it will keep protesting until Nagendra is removed from the government.
Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will have to decide what happens next.
BJP state president B Y Vijayendra renewed the demand to drop B Nagendra from the Karnataka Cabinet before the assembly session starting on August 13.
Nagendra is accused in the scam at the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation Limited (KSTDCL), where over Rs 89 crore was allegedly diverted.
The CBI alleged Rs 89.63 crore was fraudulently diverted through forged cheques and RTGS transactions and layered through about 600 bank accounts.
Vijayendra warned that the BJP will not let the Legislative Assembly and Council function until Chief Minister D K Shivakumar obtains Nagendra's resignation.
The scam surfaced during Nagendra's tenure as Tribal Development Minister (May 2023 to June 2024) after accounts superintendent P Chandrasekharan died by suicide.
Vijayendra alleged that money meant for Scheduled Tribe youth development was taken to Telangana and misused during elections and for buying gold.
- Who
- BJP Karnataka president B Y Vijayendra renewed the demand against Minister B Nagendra, while Chief Minister D K Shivakumar heads the Congress government.
- What
- The BJP renewed its demand for the removal of B Nagendra from the Karnataka Cabinet over the ST development corporation scam, warning of disrupting the legislature.
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- When
- Tuesday, August 11, ahead of the legislative session starting August 13.
- Why
- Nagendra faces a chargesheet and an ongoing CBI investigation over the alleged fraudulent diversion of Rs 89.63 crore meant for Scheduled Tribe welfare.
BJP and JD(S)
Congress-led Karnataka government
Nagendra's Cabinet Induction
BJP and JD(S)
Nagendra must be removed from the Cabinet before the August 13 session because he faces an ongoing CBI investigation and a chargesheet in the KSTDCL scam; his induction is an 'unforgivable offence'.
Congress-led Karnataka government
The Congress government, led by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, inducted B Nagendra into the Cabinet despite the allegations, prompting the BJP to demand an explanation for the move.
Key facts
- Minister in question
- B Nagendra, Shikaripura MLA and former Tribal Development Minister (May 2023 - June 2024)
- Allegation
- Fraud and diversion of funds in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation Limited (KSTDCL) scam
- Alleged diverted amount
- Rs 89.63 crore, with about Rs 187 crore allegedly pooled into a Union Bank of India account
- CBI status
- Investigation continuing; chargesheet filed against Nagendra; no clean chit received
- Assembly session starts
- August 13
- Demand made by
- BJP Karnataka president B Y Vijayendra, who said the BJP and JD(S) will fight the issue until Nagendra's resignation
- Other state issues cited
- Drought, farmers' distress and crop failure due to delayed rainfall
Quotes
B Y Vijayendra
BJP state president and Shikaripura MLA
“"Before the House begins on August 13, we are demanding that the Chief Minister drop Nagendra, the corrupt minister, from the Cabinet."”
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