Janata Dal (Secular) national president H.D. Deve Gowda accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of protecting corrupt elements in the Congress to protect his own position.
Citing the recent transfer of a Lokayukta official, who was allegedly targeted for probing the case involving Congress MLA Munirathna Naidu, Mr. Deve Gowda said it was “an indication of the Chief Minister succumbing to pressure from the party”. He also alleged that Mr. Siddaramaiah is not acting against Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar, despite veteran freedom-fighter H.S. Doreswamy and others providing “clinching evidence” to prove Mr. Shivakumar’s involvement in the Shantinagar Housing Cooperative Society.