Bengaluru, Aug. 21 -- BJP MLC CT Ravi on Thursday intensified the opposition's attack on the Karnataka government over the multi-crore Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scam, releasing photographs purportedly showing Nekkunte Nagaraj, described by the BJP as a key figure in the case, with Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and former minister B Nagendra.

Addressing a press conference here, Ravi alleged that the photographs established close political links between Nagaraj and senior Congress leaders and questioned the government's decision to bring Nagendra back into the ministry.

"Nekkunte Nagaraj, who is an accused in the Valmiki Corporation scam, was close to the then Deputy Chief Minister and now Chief Minister Shivakumar. Th...