The Court has also ordered the CBI to conclude the probe within 3 months and added that the Shivakumar is free to approach the Court after the final report is filed, if he has any grievance then.
The previous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government had on September 25 2019 allowed the CBI to conduct an investigation against Shivakumar.
The Congress is yet to make a choice between DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah for the post of Karnataka chief minister. The party seems to be swaying in the favour of the latter, but the KPCC chief is still digging in his heels. However, his legal woes – criminal cases related to money laundering and tax evasion – are a worrying factor for the leadership