“She is ‘architect’ of it”: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge hits out at Finance Minister Sitharaman over electoral bonds

Bengaluru (Karnataka): After the Bengaluru Court ordered to file an FIR against Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others for allegedly extorting money through electoral bonds, Karnataka Minister Congress leader Priyank Kharge slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over electoral bonds, accusing her of ‘architecture’ of that bill.

Speaking to ANI, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said, “The Supreme Court has already told that the electoral bonds are illegal and unconstitutional. The same has been filed here in Karnataka. There are instances where they have forced companies into Quid pro quo and the architect of all this is the finance minister and that’s what the complaint has said.”

“The court has upheld for the complaint. Let the investigation happen, What are they so scared of?…” he questioned BJP.

This came after a Bengaluru court had ordered the filing of an FIR against Nirmala Sitharaman and others for allegedly extorting money through electoral bonds.Earlier, a petition filed by Adarsh Iyer of Janadhikar Sangharsh Parishad (JSP) to the Special Court of People’s Representatives seeking a direction to take action against the Union Minister.

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Following the hearing, the court ordered the Tilak Nagar police station in Bengaluru to register an FIR for the crime of extortion through electoral bonds against the Minister.

Earlier on Saturday, complainant Adarsh Iyer of Janadhikar Sangharsh Parishad (JSP) alleged that by misusing the powers they made the companies pay huge amounts of money–like ‘extortion’.

Meanwhile, Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday that the FIR pertaining to the case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and the FIR filed against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman were “incomparable”.Speaking to ANI, Joshi said what was done by the Finance Minister was done as per law and according to the law passed by the parliament.The Union Minister has called for the resignation of the Karnataka Chief Minister and said that there was no other option after an FIR was filed by Lokayukta Police on Friday against him and others in connection with the alleged MUDA land allotment ‘scam’.

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Source: Economic Times