‘Our fight against corruption’: Bommai on Lokayukta trapping BJP MLA's son

He also slammed the Congress party and said that it had shut down the Lokayukta body, only to escape from corruption charges.

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has responded to Lokayukta officials arresting the son of a BJP MLA in Karnataka and called it ‘government’s war against corruption.' He also slammed the Congress party and said that it had shut down the Lokayukta body, only to escape from corruption charges.

Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said he would direct the seventh pay commission to submit the interim report and implement it. (PTI)

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Basavaraj Bommai said, “Our government doesn’t spare anyone who is involved in corruption, irrespective of their parties. A detailed probe will be conducted on the accused and the money that was caught. The Lokayukta body in the state was closed by the Congress government and we re-launched it after coming to power. Many Congress leaders escaped from it, and this is our war against corruption.”

The money was alleged to be for bribe. The anti-corruption wing of the Lokayukta also caught his son, Prashanth Madal, a chief accountant in the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), allegedly taking bribes from a contractor for a project.

The Congress has alleged BJP leaders in Karnataka have more money than the Reserve Bank of India. The party tweeted, "The houses of Karnataka BJP leaders have more money than the RBI. Is that why Amit Shah is making frequent visits to the state? The caught money was the money that was supposed to reach him?"

The battle over the anti-corruption raid comes as southern state is set to hold an Assembly election this year, with the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) each looking to unseat the BJP.