Teary-Eyed Karnataka Minister B Nagendra Resigns From Cabinet, as MLA Amid Financial Irregularity Row
- On Friday, Karnataka Planning and Statistics Minister Nagendra resigned from the Cabinet, 25 days after assuming office, amid allegations of involvement in a Rs 89 crore embezzlement scheme at the State-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd.
- Opposition BJP has targeted Nagendra over the alleged Valmiki Corporation scam, which surfaced in May 2024 after accounts superintendent Chandrashekharan was found dead; the Minister previously resigned over the same issue in June 2024.
- Nagendra denied wrongdoing while announcing his resignation, alleging that "Manuwadis" targeted him because they "didn't want a tribal person in the country to grow." He is a four-time MLA from Ballari Rural.
- Chief Minister Shivakumar will accept the resignation to prevent further political embarrassment to the Congress government, while Nagendra also decided to quit his position as an MLA.
- Pressure on Nagendra intensified after the Opposition announced a 10-day padayatra from Raichur to Ballari starting September 1, while the Enforcement Directorate and CBI continue investigating the alleged financial irregularities.
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Karnataka: BJP claims victory after Minister B. Nagendra resigns
Bengaluru: The resignation of B Nagendra as Karnataka minister over the alleged Valmiki Development Corporation scam has given the BJP fresh political ammunition, with the opposition party claiming that its sustained protests, Assembly agitation and proposed padayatra forced the Congress government to act. Nagendra’s resignation, coming soon after his induction into the state Cabinet, has been projected by BJP leaders as a major political setbac…
<p style="text-align: justify;">B. Nagendra, Minister of Planning and Statistics in the cabinet of Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in Karnataka, has resigned from his post on Friday (August 28, 2026), to which the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, R. Ashok has now reacted. He said that the resignation of Minister B. Nagendra is the result of the increasing public pressure and the movement launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a…
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