Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the SIT is already conducting an investigation into the financial irregularities at the Valmiki Corporation, and the government has complete confidence in this investigation.
Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah said on Friday that four persons have been arrested and around Rs 85 crores and 25 lakhs have been seized and recovered by SIT.
Nagendra resigned from his ministerial post on Thursday evening over the allegations of illegal money transfer from Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd and submitted his resignation letter to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.
The corruption case of Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation came to light after an official of the Corporation died by suicide and left a note containing an allegation of multi-crore corruption in the corporation.
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that Cabinet Minister B Nagendra may resign today over allegations of illegal money transfer from Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd.
The Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government on Friday issued an order for handing over the corruption case of Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation to a Special Investigation Team (SIT).