Karnataka Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has lodged two FIRs against BJP’s Karnataka president BS Yeddyurappa, who was announced the chief ministerial candidate for 2018 assembly elections recently. And these cases pertaining to illegal land-denotification, during his term as chief minister in 2009-2012, threaten his chances ahead of the elections.
The move is being seen as a payback for the I-T raids against congress leader DK Shivakumar, two weeks ago. Sources say following the raids, the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had held an unofficial meeting with the top brass of the ACB, where he had reportedly directed them to reopen major cases of corruption filed against BJP leaders.