K'taka session starts today; ST Corporation scam, Cauvery water issue to dominate

Bengaluru: Alleged financial irregularities in the ST Corporation and the Cauvery river water sharing issue are likely to rock the monsoon session of the Karnataka assembly, which starts from July 15.

The assembly is expected to witness some noisy scenes as the opposition BJP is planning to raise the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation scam worth Rs 187 crore and the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.

Congress MLA B Nagendra, who resigned his position as the Tribal Welfare Minister, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate while search is on for the Valmiki Corporation chairman and MLA Basavaraj Daddal.

The opposition BJP and JD(S) have demanded the resignation of CM Siddaramaiah, who holds the finance portfolio. (PTI)