The Enforcement Directorate attached assets worth Rs 8 crore of former Karnataka minister B Nagendra in the alleged Valmiki scam linked to money laundering. The properties include lands and a building, with proceeds traced under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
Pointing to the recent chargesheet filed by the ED which indicated diversion of the Valmiki scam funds to Telangana, KT Rama Rao said the Congress indulged in brazen misuse of public funds.
Nayini Anurag Reddy, an entrepreneur said the ST Welfare funds intended for the upliftment of tribes in Karnataka, were used for the campaigns of Congress MP candidates in the Telangana elections.
Karnataka Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi’s comments that any trouble to CM Siddaramaiah would have a cascading effect on the Congress govt in Telangana, has now triggered discussions in political circles and general public here.
The scandal was exposed following the tragic suicide of Chandrasekaran, a 52-year-old superintendent of the corporation. Referring to the Valmiki Scam in the neighboring state and its connection to Telangana politicians and businessmen, Rama Rao questioned the identities of the nine bank account holders in Hyderabad who received the ST Corporation's Rs. 45 crore.
