Bengaluru, 31 Oct

BJP MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and demanded for a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge into the corruption allegations against Speaker UT Khader.

"I have said that the position, the constitutionally respected seat, its dignity and honour are being diminished, and one must come out of it. Let an investigation by a sitting judge take place. I hope that, based on the probe, Khader and the Speaker’s position should come out of the allegations. Other than that, I would not like to say anything else," the former speaker said after meeting Siddaramaiah.

When asked if he would provide any documentary evidence, the Lok Sabha member said he would provide whatever the judge expects.

Khader has denied the allegations as “baseless” and “politically motivated”.