Karnataka Congress chief Shivakumar gets ED summons, daughter served CBI notice

Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said he has been asked by the ED to appear before it on February 22 while his daughter has been served notice by the CBIThe former Minister who is currently undertaking Praja Dhwani Yatre as part of the partys preparations for the coming Assembly polls due by May alleged that the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation are directed only at opposition leaders and not at those from the ruling partyEveryday notices are coming yesterday it has come to my daughter it has come to our college regarding fees paid exam passed CBI has issued the notice What should I say If they are questioning me about college fees payment imagine what all they are asking I leave it to god said Shivakumar who appeared frustrated with the developments throwing up his hands in apparent despairSpeaking to reporters here he said I have answered to ED and come back regarding what I have given to National Herald now again they are asking me to appear before ED on February 22 What to do Should I go ahead with Praja Dwani Yatre or appear before the ED Im thinkingIt ED and CBI inquiries is only against opposition parties and not the ruling party irrespective of the thousands of crores they may have amassed no ED questions them he addedShivakumar had earlier appeared before the ED in Delhi for questioning in the National Herald money laundering caseAlso Read Democracy was cremated in Lok Sabha says Congress as Rahul Gandhis remarks expungedThe Kanakapura MLA first got into the ED crosshairs when he was arrested by the agency on September 3 2019 following multiple rounds of questioning in a case that emerged from an Income tax department action against himThe Delhi High Court had granted him bail in October of that yearIn May last year the agency filed a charge sheet against him and some others linked to him in this caseHe was questioned by the ED in September in another money laundering case linked to the alleged possession of disproportionate assetsThe 2019 case was registered after taking cognisance of a charge sheet prosecution complaint filed by the Income Tax Department against them the previous year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and hawala transactions worth croresThe IT department has accused Shivkumar and his alleged associates of transporting huge amounts of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through hawala channels with the help of three other accusedCBI officials had earlier conducted searches in educational institutions run by Shivakumar in connection with a case of disproportionate assets which is under investigationShivakumar is the chairman of the National Education Foundation NEF and his daughter D K S Aisshwarya is trustee secretary while other family members are trusteesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever