On Wednesday(18th September),The Karnataka BJP condemned the Siddaramaiah government after Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao challenged the “exorbitant” BBMP taxes in High Court. BJP Bengaluru Central District President Sapthagiri Gowda expressed shock that a state minister had to take legal action over the city’s high tax rates.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained Manjula, wife of former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra, in connection with the alleged Valmiki Corporation Scam. Nagendra is currently in judicial custody until July 18. The BJP has alleged a major scam, while Deputy CM DK Shivakumar denied the allegations, attributing them to the BJP. The case surfaced after an official’s suicide note accused officials of corruption.
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