The people of Karnataka deserve answers, not cover-ups, the CM said.
State BJP president BY Vijayendra said that out of desperation, Siddaramaiah is making baseless allegations.
"Anwar Manippady, the former Minority Commission chairman under the BJP government, has exposed that Vijayendra tried to bribe him with Rs 150 crore to suppress investigations into Waqf property encroachments. Anwar Manippady has directly written to PM Narendra Modi about this corruption!," the CM stated in a release.
Siddaramaiah said that Manippady had publicly stated that Vijayendra visited his house during Yediyurappa's tenure as CM and offered Rs 150 crore.
Manippady had stated that he had reported this incident to PM Modi and the BJP president, the CM alleged.
This story is from the December 15, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Shivamogga.
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