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With the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging that Ministers and officials successful the Karnataka authorities were tasked with collecting funds for the Congress enactment up of the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar connected Monday (October 20, 2025) asked the saffron enactment to supply grounds to enactment their claims.
BJP MPs Jagadish Shettar and B.Y. Raghavanedra person alleged that the ruling Congress was progressive successful fundraising for the Bihar elections, a signifier they claimed has led to summation successful corruption successful the State.
"If they person immoderate evidence, fto them merchandise it. Let Raghavendra not go synonymous with lies. There are immoderate leaders who bash deed and run, fto Raghavendra excessively not go the same," Mr. Shivakumar told reporters here.
He was responding to Mr. Raghavendra's assertion that Ministers were utilizing officials to rise funds for Bihar polls, and that signifier has present go a "business" for the ruling Congress successful Karnataka.
"All Ministers successful the Cabinet person been looting done officials to nonstop the funds for Bihar polls, officials person been asked to cod money. After gathering wealth from transfers, present it is being done successful the sanction of renewals. All Ministers are collecting wealth for the Bihar polls, it has go their main business," Mr. Raghavendra told media successful Shivamogga.
Jagadish Shettar, a erstwhile Chief Minister, had claimed that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah precocious hosted a meal gathering for his Cabinet colleagues precocious successful transportation with the Bihar polls.
"The CM had called each Minister separately during the meal and had discussed with them, and depending upon the departments the Ministers clasp and their spot and capacity, targets were fixed for them to cod money, to nonstop it for Bihar polls," helium alleged.
Noting that Karnataka is simply a cardinal assets basal for the Congress successful the full country, Mr. Shettar said that the State authorities acts arsenic an "ATM" for that party's precocious command. "Why is corruption rampant? Why has committee increased? When asked, officials accidental that the wealth has to beryllium sent to Bihar...." helium added.
Bihar polls volition beryllium held implicit 2 phases connected November 6 and 11. The votes volition beryllium counted connected November 14.
