First Setback For D.K. Shivakumar Govt In 100 Days As Nagendra Resigns Over Valmiki ST Corporation Scam
Bengaluru, Aug 28: Within 100 days of forming the government, the first wicket of Chief Minister D K Shivakumar falls in the form of B Nagendra, against whom the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a charge sheet regarding ₹187 crore Valmiki ST Development Corporation scam. Interestingly, Nagendra was the first minister to resign from the earlier government headed by Siddaramaiah in the…
B Nagendra, the first minister to resign from the D.K. Shivakumar government, has resigned amid allegations of his involvement in the ₹187 crore Valmiki ST Development Corporation scam. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) filed a charge sheet against Nagendra in this regard. Nagendra, who was the Planning and Statistics minister, went to Delhi with documents to prove his innocence but returned to Vidhana Soudha to announce his resignation after meeting with the Chief Minister.
Nagendra claimed to be innocent, saying the BJP targeted him due to his Dalit identity, despite the State government forming a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and Crime Investigation Department (CID) to probe the allegations. The scam came to light in 2024 after the manager of Valmiki ST Development Corporation committed suicide, revealing missing ₹187 crore that had been illegally transferred to a private bank.
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