D. K. Shivakumar

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D. K. Shivakumar
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President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
11 March 2020
Preceded byDinesh Gundu Rao
Minister of Water Resources, Government of Karnataka
In office
6 June 2018 – 23 July 2019
Chief MinisterH. D. Kumaraswamy
Preceded byM. B. Patil
Succeeded byRamesh Jarkiholi
Minister of Medical Education, Government of Karnataka
In office
6 June 2018 – 22 December 2018
Preceded bySharan Prakash Patil
Succeeded byE. Tukaram
Minister of Energy, Government of Karnataka
In office
11 July 2014 – 19 May 2018
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Preceded byK. S. Eshwarappa
Working President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
2008–2010
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEshwara Khandre assumed office on 2018
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 2008
Preceded byP. G. R. Sindhia
ConstituencyKanakapura
In office
November 1989 – May 2008
Preceded byK. L. Shivalingegowda
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencySathanur
Personal details
Born
Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar

(1962-05-15) 15 May 1962 (age 61)
Kanakapura, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Usha
Children3
RelativesD. K. Suresh (brother)

Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar (born 15 May 1962), often referred to by his nickname D.K.Shi, is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He was the state minister of irrigation in the cabinet of H. D. Kumaraswamy.[1] Previously he served as the Minister of Energy in the Government of Karnataka under the Siddaramaiah Government.[2] He is an MLA from Kanakapura constituency.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Shivakumar was born to Kempegowda and Gouramma[4] in Kanakapura[5] near Bangalore, Karnataka. He has a younger brother D. K. Suresh who is also a politician.[6]

Shivakumar married Usha in 1993 and has two daughters, Aishwarya and Aabharana, and a son Aakash with her. His elder daughter is married to Amartya, son of Café Coffee Day founder V. G. Siddhartha. He belongs to the Vokkaliga community[7] and his family tradition is to pay homage to his ancestors and his late father, perform respective rituals on Ganesh Chaturthi.[8]

Political career[edit]

Shivakumar is among the richest politicians in India. While filing his nomination for election in 2018, he declared total assets of ₹840 crore.[9]

Shivakumar is a 7 time MLA. He is credited to playing a critical role in the formation of the coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka following the 2018 election.[10] Earlier he had hosted Maharashtra Congress MLAs during 2001 Congress crisis. Just before his election to the Rajya Sabha in 2017 from Gujarat, he assisted his party leadership to move 42 Gujarat Congress MLAs into his resort in Bengaluru in order to avoid them moving to another political party. Subsequently, this helped Ahmed Patel to win election.[11][12] He is also a close confidante of party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.[13]

On 2 July 2020 D K Shivakumar officially took charge as KPCC president.[14]

Positions held[edit]

Year Position Ref
1989 - 1994 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
  • Minister of Prisons and Homeguards(17 October 1990 – 19 November 1992)
 [15]
1994 - 1999 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
  • Minister of Urban Development (11 October 1999 – 20 May 2004)
 [15]
1999 - 2004 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly [16]
2004 - 2008 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly [16]
2008 - 2013 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
  • KPCC Working President ( 2008 – 2010)
 [17]
2013 - 2018 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
  • Minister of Energy (11 July 2014 – 19 May 2018)
 [18]
2018 - Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
  • Minister of Major Irrigation and Medical Education (23 May 2018 – 23 July 2019)
  • KPCC President (2 July 2020 – present)
 [19]

Electoral statistics[edit]

Year Constituency Party Result Votes Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition votes Ref
1989 Sathanur INC Won 44,595 U K Swamy JNP 30,945 [16]
1994 Sathanur IND Won 48,270 U K Swamy JD 47,702 [16]
1999 Sathanur INC Won 56,050 H D Kumaraswamy JD(S) 41,663 [16]
2004 Sathanur INC Won 51,603 Vishwanath DM JD(S) 37,675 [16]
2008 Kanakapura INC Won 68,096 Vishwanath DM JD(S) 60,917 [17]
2013 Kanakapura INC Won 1,00,007 P.G.R. Sindhia JD(S) 68,583 [17]
2018 Kanakapura INC Won 1,27,552 Narayana Gowda JD(S) 47,643 [20]

Controversies and Corruption Charges[edit]

Income tax raid[edit]

On 2 August 2017, Shivakumar's residence and office in Bengaluru were raided by the Income Tax Department in connection with alleged tax irregularities. Eagleton Golf Resort in Bidadi, a town in the outskirts of Bengaluru, frequented by Shivakumar and owned by his brother D. K. Suresh, was also raided.[21] Searches were carried out by 300 officials for a span of 80 hours in 67 locations[22] across New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Chennai and Shivakumar's hometown Kanakapura. It was revealed that ₹8 crore was seized from Shivakumar's Delhi residence and ₹2 crore from other locations. Central Reserve Police Force personnel were summoned to provide security during the raids.[23] The raid followed after 44 Members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress were hosted in the resort after a number of legislators from the party quit to join the Bharatiya Janata Party prior to the Rajya Sabha elections.[24] The raids ended on 5 August and reportedly an undisclosed income of nearly ₹300 crore was recovered.[25] He and his associates were given anticipatory bail.[26] On 3 September 2019, he was arrested on charges of money laundering and income tax evasion. He has called the charges "baseless" and "politically motivated" done by the BJP government of Karnataka.[27][28]

Illegal mining case[edit]

In 2015, the High Court of Karnataka issued a notice to Shivakumar, some of his family members, and a few granite mining companies on a PIL alleging their role in illegal mining activities in Kanakapura and Ramanagara sub-districts.[29]

In 2013, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had initially not inducted him into the Cabinet following the allegation that he had paid a sum and lifted high-grade ore from mines owned by the state-run Mysore Minerals Limited. He also has an illegal land denotification case filed against him[30][31]

Imprisoned by Enforcement Directorate (ED)[edit]

In 2019, The Enforcement Directorate summoned D. K. Shivakumar for an enquiry of him, under the Money Laundering case to Delhi. Shivakumar faced the enquiry for 9 long days and was presented to the ED court. The ED officials requested the court for giving him into their custody, accusing that Shivakumar was non-cooperative in the enquiry.[32]

The court thus granted Shivakumar to its custody and was arrested on 3 September 2019. Shivakumar was then shifted to Tihar jail from the ED office. The Congress leaders accused this arrest as a political vendetta by the BJP. Shivakumar also accused that he was treated brutally, by not even being offered a seat by the officials during the enquiry.[33]

Shivakumar proposed applications for bail, which got rejected twice. Later the ED court granted him bail on 23 October, saying that tampering of proofs by the accused is not possible and released him under certain conditions set. The bond amount was 25 lakhs Indian rupees.[34][35]

Installation of Jesus Christ statue[edit]

Shivakumar proposed and laid out a foundation to build the world's tallest Jesus Christ statue in the Kapali hill of Kanakapura.[36] This plan faced a huge opposition was bought forward by the BJP.[37] Shivakumar spent his own money to buy a 10-acre government plot for the trust that is building the statue.[38] Hindu Right-wingers staged protests against the statue citing a range of issues. They said, "India is the land of Krishna and not of Christ.Shivakumar is doing this to appease a particular community for votes, but we will not allow it.”[39] Shivakumar said it was a decision of the people in his constituency. Harobele, where the statue is to come up, is a village dominated by Christians in Shivakumar’s constituency. The community has been living for about 400 years.[40] Shivakumar said “In my constituency, I have built hundreds of temples".[38] Political observers say that the Sangh’s offensive in the region is aimed at finishing the political career of Shivakumar.[41]

CBI Raid 2020[edit]

On 5 October 2020, there was another income tax raid on Shivakumar's residential premises. A case was registered against him alleging ₹75 crore as disproportionate assets. Further more, several number of cases have been lodged against him in the Court.[42]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "D K Shivakumar stepping on many toes upsets Congress brass in Karnataka". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "D K Shivakumar gets energy power minister portfolio in Karnataka cabinet". The Hindu. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kanakapura Election 2018: Congress' D.K. Shivakumar wins, gets 1.28 lakh votes". Times Now. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Shivakumar's father passes away". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 1 January 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 March 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ↑ Swamy, Rohini (4 August 2017). "DK Shivakumar: The man called tiger of Sathanur". India Today. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "DK Shivakumar likely to be Karnataka Congress chief". Hindustan Times. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "D K Shivakumar: Congress's trusted Vokkaliga strategist-strongman". Hindustan Times. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "HD Kumaraswamy slams ED for summoning Shivakumar on Ganesh Chaturthi festival day". The Times of India. PTI. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "D K Shivakumar declares total assets of Rs 840 crore, a staggering jump from Rs 251 crore in 2013". The New Indian Express. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Cong's D K Shivakumar man of the match". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "DK Shivakumar: The man who saved Congress". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "DK Shivakumar: The man who checkmated Amit Shah in Karnataka". The News Minute. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Who is DK Shivakumar? Karnataka power broker is also one of India's richest ministers". Firstpost. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "D K Shivakumar takes charge as KPCC president". The Hindu. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Meet DK Shivakumar, Congress' Last 'Resort' for Tricky Trust Votes". News18. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 "Sathanur Assembly Constituency Election Result". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Kanakapura (Karnataka) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Shiva Kumar and Roshan Baig sworn-in as ministers in Karnataka Cabinet". The Times of India. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "D K Shivakumar takes charge as KPCC president". The Hindu. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "KANAKAPURA ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS (2018)". oneindia.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "I-T department raids Karnataka energy minister's residence & resort where 44 Gujarat Cong MLAs staying". The Times of India. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "80 hrs, 67 locations & 300 officials: I-T raids on DK Shivakumar concluded". Business Standard. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  23. ↑ "₹10 crore seized from Karnataka Energy Minister Shivakumar". The Hindu. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  24. ↑ "Gujarat: Congress loses 7 MLAs as four more resign ahead of Rajya Sabha election". Daily News and Analysis. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  25. ↑ "Karnataka Minister Shivakumar questioned at Bengaluru I-T office for 3 hours". The Hindu. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  26. ↑ "Karnataka: Minister DK Shivakumar and associates get anticipatory bail in money laundering case".
  27. ↑ "Congress's DK Shivakumar Appears Before Probe Agency, Faces Arrest". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  28. ↑ Shivakumar, D. K. [@DKShivakumar] (3 September 2019). "I congratulate my BJP friends for finally being successful in their mission of arresting me. The IT and ED cases against me are politically motivated and I am a victim of BJP's politics of vengeance and vendetta" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 September 2019 – via Twitter.
  29. ↑ Krishnaprasad (23 June 2015). "Notice to D.K. Shivakumar in illegal mining case". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  30. ↑ Berry, T F (1961). "Grinding investigation on a high grade copper-zinc ore from Consolidated Vauze Mines Limited, Noranda, Quebec". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  31. ↑ "Know your new ministers". Deccan Herald. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  32. ↑ "After 4 Days of Questioning, ED Arrests K'taka Congress Strongman DK Shivakumar in Money Laundering Case". www.news18.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  33. ↑ "DK Shivakumar arrest: ED takes Cong leader to Tughlak Road station, supporters pelt stones in Bengaluru". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  34. ↑ ""I'm Back": Congress's DK Shivakumar Walks Out Of Tihar Jail After Bail". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  35. ↑ "DK Shivakumar Is Karnataka Congress Chief, "Congrats", Says Siddaramaiah". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  36. ↑ "DK Shivakumar's plan for 'tallest' granite statue of Jesus hits roadblock, govt to review land". www.thenewsminute.com. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  37. ↑ "BJP blasts Cong leader over Jesus statue". www.telegraphindia.com. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Scroll Staff. "Karnataka: 'Not for politics, power,' says DK Shivakumar amid row over construction of Jesus statue". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  39. ↑ "Congress' DK Shivakumar lands in 'conversion conspiracy' over 114-ft Jesus Christ statue". The Print.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  40. ↑ "114-ft Christ statue planned in Shivakumar bastion sparks BJP, RSS protest". www.inditoday.in. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  41. ↑ Mohapatra, Samhati (13 January 2020). "This is Krishna's land, says Sangh protesting Christ statue in Karnataka". The Federal. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  42. ↑ ""Vendetta": DK Shivakumar On ₹ 75 Crore Disproportionate Assets Case". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

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