Minister B. Nagendra resigns, challenges BJP to face him in ‘people’s court’
Claiming that he had been targeted by the ‘Manuvadi’ BJP, Nagendra appealed to the party to allow him to contest the Ballari Rural constituency again so that he could come clean politically
B. Nagendra, a former minister in the D.K. Shivakumar-led Congress government, has resigned and challenged the BJP to face him in a Janata Nyayalaya (people's court) in the Ballari Rural Reserved (ST) constituency. Nagendra maintains that he had no role in the alleged scam involving the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd., and he appealed to Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, to allow him to contest the constituency again.
The BJP and JD(S) have decided to undertake a 10-day padayatra from Raichur to Ballari from September 1, demanding Nagendra's resignation over his alleged role in the multi-crore scam.
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