Taking the fight to the JDS camp, a combative BJP today released what it called the "charge-sheet" against the opposition party, alleging that the estimated worth of the known assets of the family of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda alone was over Rs 1,500 crore.
The 55-page booklet, the party said, attempts to provide a snapshot of the "large-scale amassment" of wealth and assets by JDS supremo Deve Gowda, also a former Karnataka Chief Minister and his family members.
"It also briefly brings out the irregularities committed by them to acquire such wealth. The list of assets cited in this booklet is only indicative, and by no means gives a complete picture of the actual wealth of the Gowda family", it said.
The "charge-sheet" was released by BJP national spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman, in the presence of President of the state unit K S Eshwarappa and the Miniser for Energy Shobha Karandlaje, among others, at a press conference here.
Sitaraman said the BJP found it necessary to release it as the "frustrated" opposition had been repeatedly levelling "false allegations" against the first BJP government in south, and was not allowing it to function.
She said the State government was spending majority of its time to answer "false allegations" against it. "It is very disheartening".The booklet has "credible and substantive evidence" on the misdeeds of the Deve Gowda family, she said.
