Karnataka: In Karnataka, Prashant Kumar, son of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Madal Virupakshappa, was caught taking a bribe of Rs 40 lakh. A day after this i.e. on Friday, the Lokayukta police recovered Rs 6 crore in cash from the house of the MLA’s son. Congress is fiercely attacking the BJP and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s government regarding this.
In this matter, Chief Minister Bommai said that action will be taken on corruption irrespective of the party. At the same time, the MLA said in this regard that this is a conspiracy against my family. Let us inform that the assembly elections are going to be held in Karnataka in a short time. In such a situation, this kind of bribery scandal is being seen as an embarrassment on the reputation of BJP.
According to information, Prashant, Chief Accounts Officer of Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board, was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh from a contractor in Karnataka on Thursday i.e. March 2. In this case it was said that Virupakshappa is the chairman of KSDL and Prashant was taking the first installment of bribe on behalf of his father. Meanwhile, Prashant is caught red-handed taking bribe.
Lokayukta officials raided Prashant’s house on Friday, March 3, the next day after his arrest. During this, six crore rupees in cash have been recovered from Prashant’s house. MLA’s son Prashant had demanded Rs 81 lakh from a soap and detergent manufacturing company and Rs 40 lakh was the first instalment. The contractor had complained about the bribe demanded by the MLA’s son to the Lokayukta a week back. It was only after this that the Lokayukta caught Prashant red-handed by laying a trap.
