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Bangalore: The Karnataka Assembly was adjourned on Tuesday without transacting any business.

The Opposition Congress party held a protest outside the Assembly demanding an inquiry into the allegations of bribery against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

Kumaraswamy who recently accused Bangalore-Mysore expressway builder, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise, was alleged of accepting Rs 150 crore bribe from the mining company owners of Bellary districts.

A minor scuffle broke out in the state Assembly after JD(S) and BJP ministers were caught in a war of words over the allegations levelled on Kumaraswamy.

Kumaraswamy’s own coalition partner BJP MLC K Janardhana Reddy had levelled this charge against him.

However, Kumaraswamy had rubbished the charges as baseless and motivated.

Kumaraswamy was planning to slap a criminal defamation case against Reddy. But Reddy was defiant and said that he will prove his charges against the Chief Minister.

This issue has led to a serious rift between the ruling coalition JD(S) and BJP in the state.

Now, Opposition Congress and JD(S) rebel faction led by former deputy chief minister Siddaramaiah are trying to use this issue against the government.

Congress leader D K Shivakumar has dropped a bombshell saying he would produce CDs in the Assembly to prove bribery charges against the Chief Minister.

"This matter has never come. Unfortunately, on Friday the Congress leaders didn't allow the council to function normally. Hence it was adjourned for two days. Now, we are meeting again,” Education Minister D H Shankarmurthy had said.