Congress strongman DK Shivakumar is Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka (File).
Bengaluru:
The Karnataka Excessive Court docket on Thursday stated the Central Bureau of Investigation can not proceed investigating Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkaumar – roiled in a disproportionate property case – for the reason that state had earlier withdrawn permission for the federal company to function in its jurisdiction.
The court docket, concurrently, additionally rejected an identical petition by the BJP’s Basanagouda Yatnal.
The CBI has been given liberty to method the Supreme Court docket however can not, at the moment, examine corruption costs in opposition to the Deputy Chief Minister. The case has been given to the Lokayukta.
Mr Shivakumar has declared he’ll settle for any ruling by the highest court docket as “God’s resolution”.
“I consider within the courts… and I consider in God. I’ll settle for the court docket’s resolution as God’s…” he advised reporters this morning whereas inspecting an infrastructure venture in Karnataka’s Sakleshpur.
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Talking earlier this month too, the Congress chief, known as DKS, was on the warpath.”I’m conscious of (the CBI’s probe)…allow them to. I’m able to face the results,” he stated, claiming a conspiracy to arrest him and warning his rivals he would “begin revealing scams dedicated (by them)…”
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Mr Shivakumar, who can be the ruling Congress’ state unit boss, appeared earlier than a Lokayukta panel final week, as summoned, to cooperate with its inquiry into the unlawful property case in opposition to him.
In November final 12 months the Congress withdrew consent for the CBI’s investigation, which started again in September 2020. The CBI claims Mr Shivakumar amassed property disproportionate to recognized sources of revenue from 2013 to 2018; he was a minister within the Congress authorities of the time.
The quantity in query is believed to be Rs 74 crore.
That consent – declared “unlawful” – had been granted by the earlier authorities – run by fierce rivals BJP. The transfer triggered a predictable political row, with the BJP and its ally, the Janata Dal (Secular) up in arms; they accused the Congress of an “immoral” resolution to guard Mr Shivakumar.
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Ex Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, whose authorities summoned the CBI, hit again saying it was the Enforcement Directorate (one other federal company) that claimed DKS had violated anti-corruption legal guidelines.
He additionally identified the Excessive Court docket, in a separate plea in October final 12 months, earlier than consent was withdrawn, refused to quash the case in opposition to Mr Shivakumar, pointing to submitted proof.
The spat worsened in December after the case was given to the Karnataka Lokayukta.
The CBI then approached the Excessive Court docket to problem the withdrawal of consent. On that event the court docket sided with the federal company; the keep was lifted and the CBI advised to file a report in three months.
Earlier this 12 months Mr Shivakumar moved the highest court docket in opposition to the Excessive Court docket’s October resolution, however bought no reduction. “Sorry. Dismissed,” Justices Bela M Trivedi and SC Sharma stated.
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“It is a setback. What to do? That is unfair,” he advised NDTV.
“I’ll have a look at all authorized features and see how I can file an enchantment. Everybody is aware of how political and vindictive… my points have been happening. When BJP authorities was there they gave CBI permission…”
“On the similar time Karnataka authorities withdrew permission to CBI and handed case to Lokayukta… however now CBI is continuous… regardless of the federal government withdrawing consent,” he had complained.
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