New Delhi, Sep 29: Congress leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi along with Jairam Ramesh while addressing at a press conference at the AICC HQ in New Delhi on Sunday demanded the resignation of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after a case was lodged against her and others on directions of a special court in Karnataka, which was hearing a complaint relating to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme.
The case was filed following a court directive in Bengaluru, based on a complaint lodged by Adarsh R Iyer, co-president of the 'Janaadhikaara Sangharsha Parishath' (JSP).
The complaint alleges that Sitharaman, along with Enforcement Directorate officials and BJP leaders, orchestrated an extortion racket under the guise of electoral bonds, benefiting to the tune of over ₹8,000 crore.
FIR has been lodged against Sitharaman, BJP Karnataka chief B Y Vijayendra, and state party leader Nalin Kumar Kateel, among others, under charges of extortion (Section 384), criminal conspiracy (120B), and common intention (34) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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