After Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was detained in Bengaluru where he was there to meet rebel Madhya Pradesh MLAs, Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar said the state police is acting on instructions of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday received Madhya Pradesh former chief minister and Congress senior leader Digvijaya Singh who arrived in Bengaluru on March 18.
From handling cases involving the main leaders of Congress, P Chidambaram and DK Shivakumar, to granting a lifetime to expel BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for raping a minor in Unnao and dealing with clashes between lawyers and police, the Delhi courts had a memorable 2019.
The BJP has fielded 13 of the 16 disqualified legislators, who joined the party after the Supreme Court allowed them to contest the Karnataka bypolls, as its candidates from the constituencies they had won in the 2018 assembly elections on the Congress and JD(S) tickets.
A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat rejected the request of the Solicitor General, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), to issue a notice to the other side on the appeal.
Earlier, DK Shivakumar was admitted to a hospital on November 1 following high blood pressure and variations in sugar level.
Senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar, who returned to the city on Saturday after his release on bail from a Delhi prison in a money laundering case, said he was "confident", "strong" and would fight for justice.
Shivakumar was released from Tihar Jail after 50 days on Thursday on a conditional bail, granted by the Delhi High Court. He was in custody in connection with a case under the Prevention Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002, filed on a complaint by the Income-Tax Department, which had seized Rs 8.6 crore cash from his flat in New Delhi in August 2017.
Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar was released from Tihar Jail on Wednesday evening following the Delhi High Court order granting him bail, said a jail official. He is accused in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted bail to Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar in a money laundering case filed the Enforcement Directorate. Justice Suresh Kait granted relief to the Congress leader saying that Shivakumar is not a flight risk.
Shivakumar, a seven-time MLA in Karnataka, was booked along with Haumanthaiah -- an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi -- and others for alleged offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Shivakumar remains in jail after being arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on September 3.
The ED has earlier questioned Shivakumar's daughter Aishwarya; his brother and MP D.K. Suresh; and Belagavi Rural MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar.
The ED had in September last year registered the money laundering case against Shivakumar, Haumanthaiah, an employee at the Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, and others.
The Delhi High Court Friday said it would hear on September 26 the plea by Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar seeking copy of his statements recorded by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.
The investigating officer of the case is expected to record her statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) even as she will be confronted with the statements made by Shivakumar and others, they said.
Karnataka Congress MLA DK Shivakumar has been produced in Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi by Enforcement Directorate (ED). The agency has asked extension for custody of the Congress MLA. His custody ends today.
Karnataka Congress MLA DK Shivakumar on Saturday was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in New Delhi after he complained of high blood pressure. Shivakumar, MLA from Kanakapura, is in ED custody since September 3. He faces money laundering charges.
A Delhi court has extended ED (Enforcement Directorate) custody of Karnataka Congress MLA DK Shivakumar. He will be in custody till September 17.
Absolutely not! That is how the judge reacted when Congress leader DK Shivakumar requested Delhi's Rouse Avenue court if he could address the people of Karnataka. Congress' troubleshooter in Karnataka was sent by ED custody till September 13, a day after his arrest in a money laundering case.
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