Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar has moved the Karnataka High Court questioning the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), New Delhi, asking him to personally appear before the investigation officer on February 8 for questioning in connection with a money-laundering case.
The ED had, on January 17, 2019, issued a summons to him based on the charge sheet filed in June 2018 by the Income Tax Department against Mr. Shivakumar and four others on the allegations of wilfully attempting to evade tax, filing false income tax statements under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, and indulging in criminal conspiracy under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code along with the four other accused for evading tax.