Bengaluru, Feb. 4 -- Amid the agitation against the Congress government in the Karnataka Assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka on Wednesday alleged large-scale corruption in the Excise Department, claiming to have submitted evidence to back its allegations.

The BJP leader said the party had staged a sit-in protest on the Assembly premises and asserted that it would continue until accountability is established. The BJP leaders are demanding the resignation of Excise Minister RB Timmapur, alleging corruption in the Excise Department.

Addressing reporters here, Ashoka said, "We have done a sit-in protest in the assembly of Karnataka. There are audios and videos. I provided all the evidence yest...