Keeping up pressure on the Siddaramaiah government, Opposition parties in Karnataka continued their protest today against its decision to create a separate Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Opposition parties have accused the government oftrying to "destabilise" Lokayukta body in the state bycreating ACB.
While BJP led by its national vice president Yeddyurappa today started a signature campaign against ACB, Aam Admi Party, which is protesting since last eight days, staged a march towards the Chief Minister's residence.
AAP workers, who were marching, raising slogansagainst Siddaramaih and demanding withdrawal of ACB, werestopped by the police on the way.
The party has accused the police of using "force" against itsworkers, including those who had been fasting during the lasteight days protest.
JD(S), led by its supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda had in the last two days staged protest in the city against ACB.
Siddaramaiah, rejecting the demand for withdrawal, had earlier maintained that there was no "mala fide" intention to shield the corrupt or to weaken the Lokayukta through the constitution of ACB.
Stating that with the creation of the ACB, no powers of Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta will be curtailed, government had said that police officials working in Lokayukta were given powers to investigate under Prevention of Corruption Act by issuing a notification in 1991.
It has now been withdrawn andgiven to ACB.
