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BJP and JDS to stage protest in Karnataka Assembly over alleged Rs 187 crore fund diversion
✍️ India Today
🗓 23 Aug 2026, 03:18 PM
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The Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (Secular) have announced a siege of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, alleging a diversion of Rs 187 crore of public funds.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its coalition partner Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) have declared that they will lay siege to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The move comes after the parties raised concerns over an alleged diversion of Rs 187 crore of government money.
Party leaders said the protest aims to compel the assembly to examine the financial irregularities they claim have occurred. They have not disclosed the specific department or scheme involved, but emphasized that the amount in question is substantial and warrants immediate scrutiny.
The planned siege is expected to disrupt regular proceedings in the assembly, which meets in Bengaluru. Security arrangements are being tightened ahead of the scheduled protest, and officials have warned that any obstruction of legislative business could invite legal action.
Both parties have urged the state government to provide a transparent audit of the alleged diversion. Until a formal inquiry is launched, the BJP-JDS alliance says it will continue to press for accountability through parliamentary means.
Party leaders said the protest aims to compel the assembly to examine the financial irregularities they claim have occurred. They have not disclosed the specific department or scheme involved, but emphasized that the amount in question is substantial and warrants immediate scrutiny.
The planned siege is expected to disrupt regular proceedings in the assembly, which meets in Bengaluru. Security arrangements are being tightened ahead of the scheduled protest, and officials have warned that any obstruction of legislative business could invite legal action.
Both parties have urged the state government to provide a transparent audit of the alleged diversion. Until a formal inquiry is launched, the BJP-JDS alliance says it will continue to press for accountability through parliamentary means.