BJP Leaders Detained Amid Protests Against Karnataka Government's Alleged Corruption

Opposition BJP leaders, protesting alleged widespread corruption by the ruling Congress government in Karnataka, were detained as they tried to lay siege to the Chief Minister's office-cum-residence. They accused the government of involvement in several scams, demanding a CBI probe into the MUDA scam.

Opposition BJP leaders were detained on Wednesday as they attempted to besiege the Chief Minister's office-cum-residence in Karnataka, accusing the ruling Congress government of rampant corruption. The leaders, including senior figures like state president B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, were accompanied by a throng of party workers.

Despite heavy police presence, the BJP leaders aimed to draw attention to a series of alleged scams, including a Rs 4,000 crore alternative sites scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and a Rs 180 crore scam involving the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.

Before being taken into preventive custody, Vijayendra stated, "The MUDA scam in the Chief Minister's home district Mysuru is much bigger than the scam in the Valmiki Corporation." Ashoka demanded a CBI investigation into the alleged corruption.

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