Case filed against Karnataka BJP over 'scam lords' post targeting CM Siddaramaiah, deputy DK Shivakumar

Police officials said they received the complaint, issued an acknowledgement and registered a case

A case has been lodged against the Karnataka BJP’s X account for sharing defamatory content against chief minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy DK Shivakumar and other ministers.

The complaint was filed a day after the party posted a picture of the leaders with the caption “scam lords”, alleging the existence of a “scam empire looting Karnataka day and night”.

"This is the real story of the scam empire of the @INCKarnataka government that has been looting Karnataka day and night!!" the post said, sharing a picture of the leaders.

The complaint was filed at the Cyber Crime police station in Bengaluru by a team of lawyers representing the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). In the complaint, they accused the BJP’s X account of character assassination and attempting to create confusion in society, according to a report by NDTV.

Police officials said they received the complaint, issued an acknowledgement and registered a case.

ಇದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕವನ್ನು ಹಗಲಿರುಳು ಲೂಟಿ ಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ @INCKarnataka ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಸ್ಕ್ಯಾಮ್‌ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಅಸಲಿ ಕತೆ!!#CongressFailsKarnataka#ScamSarkarapic.twitter.com/lhgJ9PALH2

— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) January 29, 2026

The legal action coincides with a political face-off over alleged irregularities in the state’s excise department. Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra demanded a high-level probe into what he termed a Rs 6,000 crore excise scam and sought the resignation of excise minister Ramappa Timmapur.

The investigation must be carried out either by a sitting High Court judge or by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), he asserted.

"Rs 6,000 crore scam wherein the excise minister and his family members are involved, and proof has already emerged, but CM Siddaramaiah is not willing to discuss this on the floor of the house. Investigation by the CBI or a sitting high court judge is the only answer to the entire scam. The Siddaramaiah government is trying to cover up the entire scam, creating drama. Outside the house and inside the house, we are going to demand the resignation of the excise minister," Vijayendra told reporters in Bengaluru.