The Congress Tuesday demanded the sacking of BJP minister S T Somshekhar in Karnataka after the Supreme Courtroom rejected his plea to remain an FIR in a Rs 12-crore bribery case.
Congress basic secretary in-charge for Karnataka Randeep Surjewala requested Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai when he’ll sack the minister of state for co-operation.
Somshekhar was elected from the Yeshvanthapura meeting seat in 2018 on a Congress ticket, however later defected and gained the by-election in 2019 as a BJP candidate.
“The Chronology — Bribery of Rs 12 Crore alleged in a BDA Contract. Lokayukta Police orders an FIR in opposition to Minister S.T.Somshekhar and others on Sept 18, 2022. SC declines the plea to remain FIR. Mr @BSBommai, when will u sack him?,” Surjewala requested on Twitter, utilizing the hashtag “#40PercentSarkara”.
The Chronology👇
▪️Bribery of ₹12 CR alleged in a BDA Contract.
▪️Lokayukta Police orders an FIR in opposition to Minister S.T.Somshekhar & others on Sept 18, 2022.
▪️SC declines the plea to remain FIR.
Mr @BSBommai , when will u sack him?#40PercentSarkara https://t.co/hUb4XD8FCB
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) October 11, 2022
The Supreme Courtroom Monday refused to think about separate pleas by Somashekar, IAS officer G C Prakash and businessman Okay Ravi in opposition to lodging of a corruption case pertaining to a Bangalore Improvement Authority (BDA) building venture.
The courtroom had earlier stayed the probe in opposition to former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in reference to the FIR.
The case pertains to bribe fees to award a BDA contract to a building agency to construct a housing complicated when the BJP’s Yediyurappa was chief minister.