I-T Dept raids Former Karnataka Dy CM Parameshwara’s residence, Siddharamaiah hits out

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Oct 10, 2019: The Income Tax Department on Thursday raided property owned by former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka G Parameshwara including his residence. Around 30 locations connected to Parameshwara searched in the raids.

The senior Congress leader has been implicated in a case involving a trust that was accused of amassing a large sum of black money for medical admission, News18 reported.

 

According to reports, a four-member team also conducted search and seizure operations at Siddhartha Group of Institutions, which is owned by Parameshwara, in Tumakuru.

CLP leader Siddharamaiah in a tweet slammed the raids and called them "politically motivated". "They are only targeting @INCKarnataka leaders as they have failed to face us on policy & corruption issues. We won’t budge to any such tactics," he wrote.

The raids came hours before the convening of a three-day session of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, in which the Congress is likely to raise the issue.