{
  "id": 2061448,
  "title": "‘He will not resign’: Cong backs min Nagendra over fund fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/he-will-not-resign-cong-backs-min-nagendra-over-fund-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T03:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/he-will-not-resign-cong-backs-min-nagendra-over-fund-fraud-101787167384665.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Congress government in Karnataka firmly supported minister B Nagendra despite allegations of embezzlement in the KMVSTDC, stating that he has not been convicted by any court of law. This stance came after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (Secular-JDS) demanded Nagendra's resignation for three consecutive days. The BJP and JD(S) staged a protest in both houses of the legislature, but the government proceeded with the agenda.\n\nDeputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara informed the assembly that ₹5 crore was returned before the misappropriation was discovered, and of the illegally transferred ₹84.63 crore, ₹79.68 crore has been recovered. He criticized the ED and CBI, saying they have lost their impartiality. Parameshwara also highlighted that 4,192 sitting and former elected representatives have pending criminal cases, including 251 Lok Sabha and 75 Rajya Sabha members, as well as 14 chief ministers.\n\nOpposition leader R Ashoka rejected the government's statement, insisting that Nagendra should resign. Nagendra, speaking at a press conference, alleged that he was being targeted by \"Manuvadis\" because he is a Dalit and belongs to the tribal community. He questioned why no demands were made for resignations of Union ministers involved in criminal cases, including West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Opposition leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy criticized Nagendra for using his community to defend himself and accused him of corruption.",
  "summary": "The Congress government in Karnataka took a firm stand to back minister B Nagendra over his alleged involvement in the multi crore rupee embezzlement in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation (KMVSTDC), stating that no court of law had convicted him, even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (Secular-JDS) deadlock demanding the minister’s…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}