Karnataka BJP MLA Madal Virupakhappa on Monday moved a bail petition in the High Court seeking relief from the arrest in connection with the Lokayukta case of corruption against him.He also moved a petition to quash the FIR against him lodged .
UDUPI : AICC general secretary and party in charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday said that corruption has peaked in Karnataka under the BJP rule. He said that the BJP is cultivating a feeling among people that to get a job, one need not have a degree, but one has to have properties to pledge and bribe the government.
The Karnataka Congress has called for a two-hour long bandh on March 9, as part of its fight against alleged corruption by ruling BJP, following the recovery of over Rs 8 crore cash from its MLA Madal Virupakshappa s son Prashanth Kumar M V, by Lokayukta, in an apparent bribery case.
Karnataka BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa remained elusive on Sunday, three days after Lokayukta police caught his son Prashanth Kumar M V for allegedly taking a bribe for a government contract.
The Congress' Karnataka unit has given a call for state-wide bandh on March 9 to oppose "loot" and "corruption" in the state, a party release said on Sunday.State President D.K. Shivakumar termed as "disgusting" .