# BJP Yuva Morcha protests in Bengaluru over Nagendra scam row 2026-08-13T01:52:46+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet BJP Yuva Morcha workers staged a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Wednesday, demanding that Minister B. Nagendra resign over the alleged multi-crore scam in the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. Party leaders raised slogans accusing Congress high command and Rahul Gandhi of being shareholders in the scam. BJP Yuva Morcha Bengaluru Central district president Jagadish R. Chandra said Nagendra should step down as the probe is ongoing, warning of intensified agitation. Minister Nagendra dismissed the allegations as politically motivated, stating that the charges are before the court and that no money has been recovered from him. He accused the BJP of targeting him because Congress swept all five assembly seats in Ballari. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com Tags: B Nagendra, BJP Yuva Morcha, Congress, Karnataka politics, protest, tribal welfare scam Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-yuva-morcha-protests-in-bengaluru-over-nagendra-scam-row/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-yuva-morcha-protests-in-bengaluru-over-nagendra-scam-row/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.