Today(24th Sept), The State of Karnataka opposed the Union Bank of India’s petition in the Karnataka High Court for a CBI probe into the alleged multi-crore Maharishi Valmiki Corporation scam, arguing it was a dispute between the State and the Centre. Senior Counsel BV Acharya cited a Supreme Court judgment to support this claim, but Justice M Nagaprasanna stated he would hear the matter on both maintainability and merits, disagreeing with the State’s position.
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.
