Karnataka: Congress leaders detained during protest demanding arrest of BJP MLA

Several Congress leaders led by former chief minister Siddaramaiah were detained by the police during a protest march against the Karnataka government on SaturdayThe protesters demanded the arrest of BJP MLA Madal Virupaksha whose son was caught taking a bribe by the states LokayuktaThe anticorruption wing of Lokayukta raided the residence of the MLAs son Prashant Madal during which they recovered Rs 6 crore in cashNow the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembky Siddaramaiah hit out at Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai saying that the latters claim that his government was corruptionfree was nothing but a lieThe CM lied to the people when he said his government is corruptionfree Why was so much money recovered from the MLAs son then Siddarammaiah saidEarlier on Thursday Karnataka Lokayukta officers caught Virupakshas son a chief accountant at Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board BWSSB while he was allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 40 lakh from a contractorThe anticorruption branch of Lokayukta caught Prashanth Maadal son of BJP MLA Maadal Virupakshappa while he was taking a bribe of Rs 40 lakh Over Rs 17 crore in cash was recovered from his office the Karnataka Lokayukta said in a statement earlieralso read Bengaluru to get five new police stations to deal with traffic density Karnataka CM BommaiReacting to the recovery of alleged bribe money from the residence of the BJP MLAs son CM Bommai said an impartial investigation was being conducted into the corruption charge against the BJP MLA and his sonThe Lokayukta which was closed during the Congress government was relaunched by us with the aim of comprehensively curbing corruption in the state It is our stand that the Lokayukta should conduct an independent and impartial investigation into this matter recovery of cash from the house of the MLAs son tweeted BommaiHowever the CMs assurance of a fair probe did not wash with Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy who demanded Bommais resignation in the light of the scandalScams and corruption are rife in the state The government had been asking for evidence The recovery of cash from the residence of the BJP MLAs son is proof of this governments corruption We demand that the CM tender his resignation over this said ReddyAccording to the Lokayukta more than Rs 17 crore in cash was found at Prashanth Madals officeSignificantly in the light of the seizure of cash from his sons house the BJP MLA on Friday stepped down as the chairman of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited LimitedFurther hitting back at Union Home minister Amit Shah who claimed earlier that the Congress and the JDS ranked No1 in corruption Siddramaiah said Amit Shah is a big liarThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever