Bengaluru, Feb. 3 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (Secular) leaders staged a protest in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly house on Tuesday to demand the resignation of Excise Minister RB Timmapur for alleged corruption in his department.

Speaking to ANI, BJP MLA Mahesh Tenginkai alleged corruption charges against the Excise Minister, vowing that the party will protest overnight and continue demanding his resignation when the Speaker arrives on Wednesday.

"There are charges of corruption against Excise Minister R.B. Timmapur...even then he's denying saying that it didn't happen." he claimed.

"We will stage a day and night protest in the assembly, which has begun and would go on till the morning and continue even after th...