Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called for the resignation of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman following a Bengaluru Court order to file an FIR against the Union Minister and other leaders for allegedly extorting money through the now scrapped electoral bonds. While addressing a press conference on Friday, Siddaramaiah called out the Karnataka BJP and questioned when they would start protesting against Sitharaman and ask for her resignation in connection with the alleged "scam." He further called for the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi if there was any impartial investigation done into the matter, as well as the resignation of Union Minister and BJP leader HD Kumaraswamy.
"Addressing a press conference after the Mysore district progress review meeting yesterday. The Court of People's Representatives has issued an order to file an FIR against Union Minister Nirmala Sitharamana in connection with the electoral bond scam. When will the leaders protest and march for her resignation, Karnataka BJP? If there is an impartial investigation into this case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also have to resign.
Let Kumaraswamy, who is on bail, also resign," he said in a post in X. Following this, Kumaraswamy on Saturday questioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his demands for the resignation of him and Nirmala Sitharaman and asked if the electoral bond money went into her "personal account." "CM asking for my and Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation? Yes, the .
