CBI seeks sanction for prosecution against Minister B. Nagendra

In a development expected to turn up the heat on the ruling Congress, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is learnt to have recently sought sanction for prosecution from Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot against Planning and Statistics Minister B. Nagendra, even as the Opposition BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) continued to disrupt legislature proceedings for the fifth consecutive day on Friday seeking the ouster of the Minister.The Opposition has been at loggerheads with the government demanding that Mr. Nagendra, who is facing a slew of cases in connection with the ₹89.63 crore embezzlement in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, be dropped from the Cabinet. The money was allegedly transferred to multiple accounts, and so far, about ₹ 79 crore has been recov