<p>KPCC president D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said he was not the only one in the state to have accumulated wealth, suggesting that he was being targeted. </p>.<p>The former minister is under the CBI lens in an alleged case of disproportionate assets (DA) case. He appeared before the agency during the day in response to summons. </p>.<p>“Am I the only one who has made wealth? Till now, how many people has the CBI taken up a DA case against? Is there a commission against me or is there proof, complaint or a court case against me? Have I accepted a bribe or misused government office,” Shivakumar asked while speaking to reporters prior to appearing before the CBI. </p>.<p>He said Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa could have got these charges probed without having to get the CBI involved.</p>.<p>“The Advocate General, in his advice to the government, had said that this was not a case to be given (to CBI). He said the state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau could have taken it up,” Shivakumar said. </p>.<p>The Congress leader said he would not comment on the CBI’s style of functioning. “They have a manual that they follow. I have gone through the manual, which is what I did for 48 days (in prison). What can officials do anyway, except obeying what they’re told to do?” he said, adding that he was ready to cooperate with the CBI.</p>.<p>On October 5, the CBI raided 14 locations across Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai that were linked to Shivakumar, in connection with alleged corruption cases against him. In a statement, the CBI said it had booked the former minister for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 74 crore. </p>.<p>The CBI’s raids were preceded by a preliminary inquiry in March 2020, when Shivakumar was appointed as the KPCC president. </p>
<p>KPCC president D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said he was not the only one in the state to have accumulated wealth, suggesting that he was being targeted. </p>.<p>The former minister is under the CBI lens in an alleged case of disproportionate assets (DA) case. He appeared before the agency during the day in response to summons. </p>.<p>“Am I the only one who has made wealth? Till now, how many people has the CBI taken up a DA case against? Is there a commission against me or is there proof, complaint or a court case against me? Have I accepted a bribe or misused government office,” Shivakumar asked while speaking to reporters prior to appearing before the CBI. </p>.<p>He said Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa could have got these charges probed without having to get the CBI involved.</p>.<p>“The Advocate General, in his advice to the government, had said that this was not a case to be given (to CBI). He said the state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau could have taken it up,” Shivakumar said. </p>.<p>The Congress leader said he would not comment on the CBI’s style of functioning. “They have a manual that they follow. I have gone through the manual, which is what I did for 48 days (in prison). What can officials do anyway, except obeying what they’re told to do?” he said, adding that he was ready to cooperate with the CBI.</p>.<p>On October 5, the CBI raided 14 locations across Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai that were linked to Shivakumar, in connection with alleged corruption cases against him. In a statement, the CBI said it had booked the former minister for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 74 crore. </p>.<p>The CBI’s raids were preceded by a preliminary inquiry in March 2020, when Shivakumar was appointed as the KPCC president. </p>
