In saying that there is no case of corruption against Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister candidate BS Yeddyurappa, the BJP is lying to the public. Yeddyurappa still faces corruption charges under Prevention of Corruption Act for illegal land grab, the Karnataka Congress has alleged.
“#ShahOfLies has been caught lying again. Yeddyurappa has declared cases against himself, including land grab cases, in the Election Affidavit he has filed with the EC. CBI has closed down corruption cases of illegal mining against him, but he still faces charges of ‘illegal land denotification’ punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act,” Karnataka Congress tweeted.
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#ShahOfLies has been caught lying again. Shri Yeddyurappa has declared cases against himself, including land grab cases, in the Election Affidavit he has filed with the EC.#YeddyBeda pic.twitter.com/m4w8hOx8jB
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) May 8, 2018
Amit Shah in an interview with Hindustan Times had said, “There were allegations against Yeddyurappa. He had to leave his position. The BJP took the decision. Which allegation is proven? None. The high court quashed all charges; it said they were manufactured. He did not even have to face trial.”
Shad had claimed that there was no case against the two Reddy brothers who have been given BJP tickets to contest the assembly polls. “You can’t just go on the basis of propaganda,” Shah had said. “We took action against Yeddyurappa irrespective of the truth of the charges. The CM (Siddaramaiah) is shamelessly wearing a watch which costs Rs 40 lakh. The Congress does not even ask for an explanation.”
According to Yeddyurappa’s affidavit submitted to the Election Commission in April 2018, he is still facing charges in a 2012 case of illegal land acquisition, according to the Karnataka Congress. The former CM is facing charges under sections 13 (1)(d), section 13 (1)(e) punishable under section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act of the Indian Penal Code. He is also charged under sections, 405, 406, 420, 463, 465, 468 and 471 of the IPC. Under Section 9 of the Karnataka Land restriction on Transfer Act 1991, Yeddyurappa is facing charges under section 120 (b) of IPC and section 204 (b) of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPc).
On Monday, incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress CM candidate sued BJP for Rs 100 crore and demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for falsely alleging corruption charges against him.