<p>Following Lokayukta raids on his son, Channagiri BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa tendered his resignation as chairperson of the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd (KSDL), even as he claimed there was a “conspiracy’ against him and his family. <br /> <br />Virupakshappa met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and submitted his resignation. </p>.<p>“I have nothing to do with the Lokayukta raids on March 2. It is a conspiracy against me and my family. Still, because there are allegations against me, I’m resigning as KSDL chairperson owning moral responsibility,” Virupakshappa stated in his letter to Bommai. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bjp-mlas-son-caught-taking-rs-40-lakh-bribe-1196722.html" target="_blank">BJP MLA's son caught taking Rs 40 lakh bribe</a></strong></p>.<p>Lokayukta cops on Thursday arrested Virupakshappa’s son for taking a bribe of Rs 40 lakh over a government contract.</p>.<p>Prashanth Madal, a chief accountant in BWSSB, was “caught red-handed” taking the bribe on behalf of his father. Lokayukta police said they seized a total of Rs 2.2 cr from Prashanth. The MLA and his son have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.</p>.<p>It is said that Bommai took Virupakshappa to task for having landed in such a situation. </p>.<p>Virupakshappa was appointed as chairperson of the KSDL, the maker of the famed Mysore Sandal Soap, in 2020 with the rank of a Cabinet minister.</p>
<p>Following Lokayukta raids on his son, Channagiri BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa tendered his resignation as chairperson of the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd (KSDL), even as he claimed there was a “conspiracy’ against him and his family. <br /> <br />Virupakshappa met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and submitted his resignation. </p>.<p>“I have nothing to do with the Lokayukta raids on March 2. It is a conspiracy against me and my family. Still, because there are allegations against me, I’m resigning as KSDL chairperson owning moral responsibility,” Virupakshappa stated in his letter to Bommai. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bjp-mlas-son-caught-taking-rs-40-lakh-bribe-1196722.html" target="_blank">BJP MLA's son caught taking Rs 40 lakh bribe</a></strong></p>.<p>Lokayukta cops on Thursday arrested Virupakshappa’s son for taking a bribe of Rs 40 lakh over a government contract.</p>.<p>Prashanth Madal, a chief accountant in BWSSB, was “caught red-handed” taking the bribe on behalf of his father. Lokayukta police said they seized a total of Rs 2.2 cr from Prashanth. The MLA and his son have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.</p>.<p>It is said that Bommai took Virupakshappa to task for having landed in such a situation. </p>.<p>Virupakshappa was appointed as chairperson of the KSDL, the maker of the famed Mysore Sandal Soap, in 2020 with the rank of a Cabinet minister.</p>
