The BJP and the JD(S) MLAs began an overnight sleep-in protest on Tuesday inside the Vidhana Soudha demanding the resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur over the alleged corruption scandal in his department.
Earlier in the day, Leader of Opposition R. Ashok alleged that there was corruption to the tune of ₹6,000 crore in the department, referring to a letter by Guruswamy, president, Karnataka Wine Merchants’ Association, an Excise official being trapped by the Lokayukta police recently, and a purported
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