No diary, no I-T raids on my friends, associates: DK Shivakumar

Bengaluru: Water resources and medical education minister, D.K. Shivakumar, whose family members have received one more notice from the Income Tax department, denied on Wednesday that it had seized a diary from a businessman, which revealed that he had transferred a huge sum of money to some organisations in Delhi.

"There is no diary. I am not aware of it. There has been no raid on any of my friends or associates. You can write whatever you feel like," Mr Shivakumar told reporters, adding enigmatically that he too had some diaries , but  he would not disclose their contents yet. "But I will disclose them at the end," he smiled, leaving the journalists perplexed.

Claiming that he was being victimised, the minister said  he was being harassed for the last one year. “They are not able to tolerate my rise in politics and so are torturing me, my family and friends. I know who is doing this and why. I also know how to fight this legally. I am really upset by this," he added.

Grand Kempegowda Jayanti at Palace Grounds on June 27

The state government has decided to celebrate the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti in a grand manner at the Palace Grounds on June 27. Kempegowda was the founder of Bengaluru.

Minister for Water Resources and Medical Education D.K. Shivakumar, who is also the vice-chairman of Kempegowda Development Authority, said that processions will be taken out from four towers of Bengaluru and they will converge at the Freedom Park before proceeding towards the Palace Grounds.
Various cultural programmes will be part of the jayanti celebrations. The organising committee will invite people from all walks of life, Mr Shivakumar said.