Bengaluru, Aug. 28 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said former minister B Nagendra submitted his resignation in the interest of the party and to prevent embarrassment to the government amid the Opposition's allegations against him.

Shivakumar said Nagendra met him and expressed his willingness to resign, citing the interest of the party and the need to bring an end to the controversy that had affected the Assembly proceedings.

"He met me and has expressed his willingness to resign. In the interest of the party, so that the party should not be embarrassed, you should not be embarrassed, and this incident should not continue - because one week of the Assembly session was wasted - with a lot of pain, with sadness and so...