Karnataka Valmiki Corp scam: State Minister B Nagendra to resign
Live MintKarnataka 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 a "big corruption scam". Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah earlier said he will take a decision on seeking resignation of Nagendra, after talking to the Special Investigation Team formed to probe the multi-crore scam, and discussing with senior Cabinet colleagues. The illegal money transfer issue, involving Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd, came to light, after its accounts superintendent, Chandrashekhar P, died by suicide on May 26, leaving behind a death note.