Valmiki Scam: Amid ruckus in Assembly, CM Siddaramaiah promises strict action against culprits
5 months ago

Valmiki Scam: Amid ruckus in Assembly, CM Siddaramaiah promises strict action against culprits

The Hindu  

The Legislative Assembly witnessed acrimonious scenes on Friday over the alleged multi-crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation Ltd., with the BJP and JD members continuing protest against the Congress government, accusing it of corruption and demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and a CBI probe into the scam. In the midst of the Opposition’s continued sloganeering from the Well of the House, Mr. Siddaramaiah read out a reply to the debate on the matter and accepted that a scam had taken place and assured that strict action would be taken against the culprits involved in it. The BJP and JD members shouted slogans accusing the Chief Minister and his government of “theft”, “loot”, “injustice to SC/ST” etc. The Chief Minister ruled out his resignation and turned the tables on the BJP, listing out various alleged scams that occurred during the BJP tenure.

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Siddaramaiah may re-induct ex-minister amid Valmiki fund scam allegations
1 month, 1 week ago

Siddaramaiah may re-induct ex-minister amid Valmiki fund scam allegations

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hinted at the re-induction of B Nagendra, a former Congress minister facing allegations of involvement in a large-scale Scheduled Tribes welfare fund scam. When supporters of Anil Chikkamadhu asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to give the MLA a cabinet spot, in a brusque manner typical to him, Siddaramaiah brushed off the suggestion and asked those to let …

Irregularities in Valmiki corporation: Opposition set to take out padayatra
3 months, 1 week ago

Irregularities in Valmiki corporation: Opposition set to take out padayatra

The Hindu  

Close on the heels of the Enforcement Directorate filing a chargesheet naming the then Minister B. Nagendra as the main accused in the case of financial irregularities in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation Ltd., the Opposition BJP-JD combine is set to take out a padayatra to create public awareness about these irregularities. At a press conference here on Wednesday, …

Karnataka Valmiki scam triggers tremors in Telangana too: KTR
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka Valmiki scam triggers tremors in Telangana too: KTR

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the Valmiki scam of Karnataka has triggered tremors in Telangana too. Recalling that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah admitted in the State Legislative Assembly that corruption took place in Valmiki scam, Rama Rao said that there was a need to disclose the names of those involved in the scam. ‘Money used in …

BRS questions ED silence on Valmiki scam links with TG Congress leaders
4 months ago

BRS questions ED silence on Valmiki scam links with TG Congress leaders

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi leadership has questioned the ‘inaction’ of the Enforcement Directorate in the Valmiki scam, shaking the landscape of Karnataka politics, and said that it has “connections spread in political and business spheres in Telangana”. Rama Rao sought to know about the nine bank account holders in Hyderabad to whom the Karnataka ST Corporation money of ₹45 crore …

BJP-JDS padayatra in Mysuru demands CM Siddaramaiah's resignation over alleged scams
4 months, 1 week ago

BJP-JDS padayatra in Mysuru demands CM Siddaramaiah's resignation over alleged scams

New Indian Express  

MYSURU: The BJP-JDS padayatra against the ruling Congress over the alleged scams in MUDA and ST development corporation ended here on Saturday with the alliance partners declaring that they will continue their struggle till Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resigns owning moral responsibility for the scams and the “corrupt” Congress government steps down. The alliance leaders disputed Siddaramaiah’s claim that he is …

Will expose scams, whether it’s Kumaraswamy, Yediyurappa or Ashoka: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will expose scams, whether it’s Kumaraswamy, Yediyurappa or Ashoka: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

India TV News  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today stated that the Karnataka government would not spare anyone guilty of corruption. “Whether it is Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, the Bharatiya Janata Party state President BY Vijayendra, former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa or Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, whoever is guilty, action will be initiated against them,” he stated. Speaking to media in Mysuru, CM Siddaramaiah …

I have done no wrong, I will not budge: Siddaramaiah tells Opposition
4 months, 2 weeks ago

I have done no wrong, I will not budge: Siddaramaiah tells Opposition

The Hindu  

Making it clear that he had done no wrong in either the Mysuru Urban Development Authority or Karnataka Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation cases, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday firmly ruled out any possibility of his resignation. Addressing a mammoth gathering in Mysuru at the Janandolana rally organised by the Congress, to counter the Bengaluru-Mysuru padayatra undertaken by the Opposition …

Valmiki Scam: Sitharaman hits out at Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, asks if syphoning SC/ST money off is 'nyay'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Valmiki Scam: Sitharaman hits out at Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, asks if syphoning SC/ST money off is 'nyay'

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the Valmiki scam, asking him if it was ‘Nyay’ to siphon off the tribal Valmiki community money. Karnataka government is grappling with the accusations of a Rs 187 crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Corporation, which includes the illegal transfer of Rs …

Valmiki Corporation 'Scam': Karnataka Congress Protests Against 'Arbitrary Actions Of ED'
5 months ago

Valmiki Corporation 'Scam': Karnataka Congress Protests Against 'Arbitrary Actions Of ED'

ABP News  

Karnataka Congress members including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and State Home Minister G Parameshwara held a protest at the Gandhi statue outside Vidhan Soudha on Tuesday. During the protest, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge criticised the BJP accusing it of using the ED to undermine the state's democratically elected government. #WATCH | Karnataka Congress including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and State Home Minister …

Valmiki Corporation scam: Bengaluru Police book 2 ED officials for ‘coercing’ officer to name CM Siddaramaiah, former Minister Nagendra
5 months ago

Valmiki Corporation scam: Bengaluru Police book 2 ED officials for ‘coercing’ officer to name CM Siddaramaiah, former Minister Nagendra

The Hindu  

The Bengaluru City Police have registered a case against two officials of the Directorate of Enforcement for allegedly coercing a senior official of the Government of Karnataka to name Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and former Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in connection with the financial irregularities at the State-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Welfare Development Corporation. Wilson Garden Police …

Congress trying to cover up Valmiki corporation scam, says Ashoka
5 months ago

Congress trying to cover up Valmiki corporation scam, says Ashoka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is trying to wash his hands off the scam in the Valmiki Corporation by blaming officials of financial irregularities, said Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka. Speaking at a media conference on Saturday, the BJP leader said the Congress has taken a decision to cover up the scam. The bank officials handed over the …

'Four people arrested, ₹85.25 crore recovered': CM Siddaramaiah on Valmiki Corp Scam
5 months ago

'Four people arrested, ₹85.25 crore recovered': CM Siddaramaiah on Valmiki Corp Scam

Hindustan Times  

On the alleged scam of Valmiki Corporation, Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah said on Friday that four persons have been arrested and around ₹85 crores and 25 lakhs have been seized and recovered by SIT. Addressing media persons, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, " ₹187.33 crores has been looted or defrauded by the many people involved in this scam. READ | …

Valmiki corp. scam: ‘If anyone has to resign, it is Nirmala Sitharaman, as she handles banks’
5 months ago

Valmiki corp. scam: ‘If anyone has to resign, it is Nirmala Sitharaman, as she handles banks’

The Hindu  

Launching a counter-attack on the BJP-JD combine that has been demanding his resignation over financial irregularities in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd., Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday argued that if anyone has to resign over it, then it has to be Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as the national bank through which the irregularities took place came …

SIT Arrests 12 in Valmiki Corporation Fraud, Recovers Rs 85 Crore
5 months ago

SIT Arrests 12 in Valmiki Corporation Fraud, Recovers Rs 85 Crore

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The ongoing investigation by sleuths of Special Investigation Team under Criminal Investigation Department into the Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, an undertaking of the State Government, into fraudulent transactions in its bank account have arrested 12 persons, so far, stated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while cash recovery of about Rs 85 crore has been done out of the alleged …

ED coercing Valmiki Corporation suspects to name CM, DCM: Karnataka Ministers
5 months ago

ED coercing Valmiki Corporation suspects to name CM, DCM: Karnataka Ministers

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement is coercing those arrested and questioned in connection with the alleged Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scam to name senior functionaries of the government of Karnataka, including the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, in a bid to destabilise the Congress government in the State, alleged Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda. Dinesh Gundu Rao: ‘Suspects …

BJP accuses Congress of using money from Valmiki ST corporation scam to fund LS polls
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP accuses Congress of using money from Valmiki ST corporation scam to fund LS polls

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Assembly on Tuesday witnessed chaotic scenes with former home minister Araga Jnanendra and Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda indulging in a spat over the issue of the alleged multi-crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Schedule Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. When Jnanendra sought clarification from the government, as the Directorate of Enforcement had stated that money was spent on …

Valmiki ST Corporation scam: Uproar in Karnataka Assembly, Ashoka seeks Siddu’s resignation
5 months, 1 week ago

Valmiki ST Corporation scam: Uproar in Karnataka Assembly, Ashoka seeks Siddu’s resignation

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The alleged multi-crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd continued to dominate the proceedings of the Assembly on Day 2 of the monsoon session of the legislature on Tuesday. Ashoka hit out at the Congress State Government over the SIT probe constituted to probe the alleged irregularities in the ST corporation. Comparing this SIT …

Lahar Singh questions silence of activists in Valmiki corpn. scam case
5 months, 1 week ago

Lahar Singh questions silence of activists in Valmiki corpn. scam case

The Hindu  

BJP’s Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka Lahar Singh Siroya has taken exception to the silence of liberals, activists, and writers on the irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. In a social media post on Sunday, he said: “Why are the Congress The BJP leader said: “Whenever there is a controversy related to the Opposition parties, …

Valmiki scam happened under Siddaramaiah’s nose: Joshi
5 months, 1 week ago

Valmiki scam happened under Siddaramaiah’s nose: Joshi

The Hindu  

Alleging that the Valmiki Development Corporation scam had taken place under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s nose, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi has demanded the CM’s resignation. The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government had indulged in rampant corruption with the support of the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Rahul Gandhi and the Congress high command,” he alleged. …

Valmiki corporation scam: ED detains Karnataka ex-minister B. Nagendra in connection with alleged scam
5 months, 1 week ago

Valmiki corporation scam: ED detains Karnataka ex-minister B. Nagendra in connection with alleged scam

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate arrested former Minister B. Nagendra, Congress MLA for Ballari Rural, on Friday in connection with the alleged scam in the State-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd., where funds up to ₹88 crore were allegedly embezzled. ‘Being framed’ Following raids on multiple premises linked to him that started on Wednesday and lasted for over two …

Ex-Karnataka minister B Nagendra taken into ED custody in money laundering probe
5 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Karnataka minister B Nagendra taken into ED custody in money laundering probe

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate took former Karnataka minister and Congress leader B Nagendra into custody in connection with the Valmiki Corporation scam case. This development follows days after the ED conducted extensive searches at the former minister's premises as part of a money laundering probe linked to the alleged scam, which came to light following the death of Chandrasekharan P, the …

ED Raids in Valmiki Development Corporation Case Unwarranted: D K Shivakumar
5 months, 1 week ago

ED Raids in Valmiki Development Corporation Case Unwarranted: D K Shivakumar

News 18  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has termed the Enforcement Directorate raids in the Valmiki Development Corporation case as unwarranted. The ED on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple places allegedly linked to former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra and MLA Basanagouda Daddal in connection with the illegal money transfer case in the state-owned corporation. The raids were carried out in …

Karnataka Valmiki money transfer ‘scam’: ED raids ‘unwarranted’, says D K Shivakumar
5 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Valmiki money transfer ‘scam’: ED raids ‘unwarranted’, says D K Shivakumar

Live Mint  

On Wednesday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar criticised the Enforcement Directorate's raids in the Valmiki Development Corporation case, calling them unjustified. The raids were carried out in Bengaluru, Raichur, and Ballari, and they focused on an unauthorized transfer of ₹187 crore from the bank accounts of the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. Karnataka Valmiki money transfer …

'Let ED Do Their Job,' Says Karnataka CM on Searches in Valmiki Corporation ''Scam'' Case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Let ED Do Their Job,' Says Karnataka CM on Searches in Valmiki Corporation ''Scam'' Case

News 18  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said his government will not interfere in the Enforcement Directorate’s probe into alleged irregularities in a state-run corporation. The ED is carrying out searches in four states, including at the premises of a former Minister in the Siddaramaiah government, B Nagendra, and ruling Congress MLA Basanagouda Daddal, who is Chairman of the Karnataka Maharshi …

Protest against alleged scam in Karnataka State Valmiki ST Development Corporation
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Protest against alleged scam in Karnataka State Valmiki ST Development Corporation

The Hindu  

Members of the Karnataka Scheduled Tribes Valmiki State Youth wing took out a protest in Belagavi on Monday, against the alleged scam in the Karnataka State Valmiki ST Development Corporation. They walked from Kittur Rani Chennamma Circle shouting slogans against the alleged corruption in the corporation. They marched to the Deputy Commissioner’s office and submitted a memorandum demanding the resignation …

ED begins probe into Valmiki corporation scam
6 months ago

ED begins probe into Valmiki corporation scam

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement has begun probe into the alleged illegal diversion and laundering of money from the State-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. Even as the State government has formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation has also been probing the scam based on an FIR registered by Mumbai-headquartered Union Bank …

Valmiki corpn. scam: Sharan Prakash Patil denies any role in destruction of evidence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Valmiki corpn. scam: Sharan Prakash Patil denies any role in destruction of evidence

The Hindu  

Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development Sharan Prakash Patil on Saturday rejected all accusations against him in connection with the Karnataka Valmiki Development Corporation’s financial scam, saying he was ready for any probe over the alleged meeting at his office at Vikasa Soudha over destruction of evidence with regard to the alleged scam. There is an accusation that I …

Valmiki Corporation scam: BJP demands Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's resignation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Valmiki Corporation scam: BJP demands Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's resignation

India TV News  

The Karnataka state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the alleged Rs 187 crore fraud in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. In the purported affidavit, the advocate for 'accused number 8' had requested the court to give directions to the investigating officer to collect …

Valmiki corporation fraud: Karnataka Minister B. Nagendra resigns
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Valmiki corporation fraud: Karnataka Minister B. Nagendra resigns

The Hindu  

Karnataka’s Scheduled Tribes Welfare, Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister B. Nagendra on Thursday tendered his resignation, amid allegations of the illegal transfer of money from the State-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. BJP’s pressure Earlier on Thursday, the BJP took out a march from the State Secretariat to the Raj Bhavan and submitted a memorandum to Governor …

Karnataka Valmiki Corp scam: State Minister B Nagendra to resign
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Valmiki Corp scam: State Minister B Nagendra to resign

Live Mint  

Karnataka Minister B Nagendra on Thursday tendered resignation following allegations of involvement in multi-crore illegal money transfer case linked to Valmiki Corporation scam. Seeking to mount pressure on the Congress government, the opposition BJP staged a protest march from 'Vidhana Soudha' to Raj Bhavan and petitioned Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot demanding the Scheduled Tribes Welfare Minister's resignation over what it called …

Valmiki corporation scam: BJP ups ante for Minister’s resignation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Valmiki corporation scam: BJP ups ante for Minister’s resignation

The Hindu  

As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94-crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday. Home Minister G. Parameshwara admitted that there was a reference …

BJP demands Siddaramaiah’s resignation over ‘embezzlement’ of Valmiki corporation funds
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP demands Siddaramaiah’s resignation over ‘embezzlement’ of Valmiki corporation funds

The Hindu  

BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister C.N. At a press conference in Mysuru on Thursday, Dr. Ashwath Narayan said the blame for opening of an unauthorised bank account and the transfer of funds from the corporation rests squarely with the Finance Department, which is headed by Mr. Siddaramaiah. Dr. Ashwath Narayan also took serious exception to the police omitting …

Valmiki corporation scam: Two officials named in note suspended
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Valmiki corporation scam: Two officials named in note suspended

The Hindu  

The State government has placed under suspension two officials of the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, named in the note of another official who was found dead in connection with the unauthorised transfer of over ₹90 crore. On Wednesday, the State government issued suspension orders for the corporation’s Managing Director J.J. Padmanabh and Accounts Officer Parashuram G. Durgannanavar, who …

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