BSY knows source of cash found in lawyer's car: Kumaraswamy

JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy said on Monday that former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was aware of the source of the cash seized from an advocate at the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru recently.

Addressing reporters in Hassan, Kumaraswamy said Yeddyurappa would be able to give “clear information” on the matter. A probe will expose who is involved in the transactions, he said. The police, at the entry gate of the Vidhana Soudha, had seized Rs 1.97 crore that was being carried by advocate Siddhartha in his car.

Hitting back at Kumaraswamy, the BJP termed his charges as “irresponsible” and “childish”.
Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, BJP state spokesperson and MLA S Suresh Kumar said, “The BJP totally denies Kumaraswamy’s charge. It is baseless and politically motivated. We never expected such an irresponsible statement from a person who has held the post of chief minister. People who held high positions should act and speak responsibly,” Kumar said.

He said Kumaraswamy’s statement was borne out of frustration, after witnessing the overwhelming response to the ST convention organised by the BJP at Lingsugur in Raichur district on Sunday.

Kumar said Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal usually made such “hit and run” statements.
“It seems Kumaraswamy has been bitten by the Kejriwal bug,” he said.

On being told that Siddhartha was Yeddyurappa’s advocate, Kumar said, “It may be true that the duo share a lawyer-client relationship. But that does not mean that one can make imaginary statements”.

Yeddyurappa has already sought a high-level enquiry into the incident, the BJP leader said. Kumar said his party had never sought details of the origin of the funds spent by Kumaraswamy to produce the film ‘Jaguar,’ starring his son Nikhil Kumar.

Crores of rupees had been spent on the film, most part of which has been shot abroad, Kumar said. He said the BJP had never made it a political issue as it did not serve any purpose.