The Lokayukta has registered an FIR in the alleged bribery case, in which Virupakshappa was named as accused number one. (News18)
Please help us find A1 accused of Lokayukta probe – Incompetent 40% govt, read BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa’s ‘missing’ poster
‘Missing’ posters of BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, accused in a bribery case, surfaced in Bengaluru and Davangere on Tuesday morning. It is being told that Youth Congress workers had put up posters across the city last night.
The ‘missing’ posters said that the BJP MLA, who is 72 years old and dark in complexion, is missing from the chief minister’s office. Mocking the BJP, the poster read, “Please help us find the A1 accused of the Lokayukta probe – the incompetent 40% govt.”
The Lokayukta had last week recovered over Rs eight crore from V Prashant Madal, the MLA’s son, in an alleged cash-for-contract scam. The Lokayukta has registered an FIR in the alleged bribery case, in which Virupakshappa was named as accused number one.
The unaccounted cash was recovered from the office of Karnataka Soap and Detergent Limited, of which Virupakshappa was the chairman, following a trap by the Lokayukta in which his son was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh. Later the MLA left the post.
Further searches led to the recovery of around Rs 2 crore from the KSDL office and over Rs 6 crore from Prashant’s house. In all, Rs 8.23 crore in cash, huge amounts of gold and silver ornaments and huge investments in land in various parts of Karnataka have been unearthed, Lokayukta sources said.
Virupakshappa has also approached a civil court in Bengaluru, seeking a restraining order against media houses for publishing defamatory reports about him.
Congress general secretary and in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala today targeted the BJP government in the bribery case.
“4th day of #MysoreSandalSoapBribeGate! BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa is still missing. If Bommai Govt can’t even arrest an absconding MLA, how will it deal with law and order & criminals in #Karnataka? Will reveal more details about Bribe Gate shortly. Time for HM and CM to step down! Congress leader tweeted.
He wanted to know whether some other people were also involved in the scam.
“Did Prashant Madal S/o BJP MLA eat a paper when he was arrested on March 3? Was the name of Yatish Chandra IPS, DCP Crime Branch written on the slip? Were the names of the children of the two leaders also on the slip? Who was taking the money? Surjewala asked.
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