Ready for CBI probe too, says minister Zameer after getting ED summons in IMA case

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June 29, 2019

Bengaluru, Jun 29: Food and Civil Supplies Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning over the IMA scam, has said that the he will clarify to the officials that he did not have any illegal dealings.

On Friday, a team of ED officials visited the minister’s residence and served a summons, directing him to appear before them on July 5. Zameer was not present to receive the summons, and officials had to hand it over to his family. Although the names of several politicians and government officials have been linked to the scam, Zameer is the first to be served a summons by the ED.

Reacting to the summons, Zameer said the ED had sought clarification about a financial transaction that he had with IMA founder Mohammed Mansoor Khan. He said he had sold a property located at Serpentine Street, Richmond Circle, to Mansoor in 2017 and executed the sale deed in 2018. He added that he had paid all the taxes on the transaction.

“What’s wrong in the notice (regarding the transaction)? I just have to clarify to the officials,” Zameer said. “I have all the documents and will submit them to the ED... I will fully cooperate in the investigation and will be happy if aggrieved investors get their money back.”

The minister asserted that had he known about IMA’s “irregularities”, he wouldn’t have mentioned the property sale in his election affidavit.

Maintaining that his dealings with Mansoor were limited to the property sale, Zameer welcomed a CBI probe into the issue. Answering questions, he said: “It doesn’t matter who will investigate the case. The poor who lost the money must get justice.”

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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