Karnataka Congress on Friday defended party leader and former Minister D K Shivakumar, who has been issued fresh summons by the ED, saying 'misuse' of investigating agencies "to take revenge' against him was condemnable.
"The Central government is taking revenge against D K Shivakumar by misusing I-T and Enforcement Directorate for (giving protection to Gujarat Congress MLAs).
"If he has committed a mistake, action can be taken against him in accordance with law, but misusing investigating agencies to take revenge is condemnable," Congress Legislature Party Leader Siddaramaiah tweeted.
Shivakumar was instrumental in ensuring the safe stay of Gujarat Congress legislators in a Karnataka resort during Rajya Sabha polls in 2017 amid allegations that the BJP was trying to poach them.
Alleging that there was a "conspiracy' against Shivakumar, KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao expressed the hope that he woud come out clean and said that the Congress stands by him.
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