Mangaluru (PTI): Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader on Wednesday rejected corruption allegations against him, during the last 2.5 years, as "baseless" and "politically motivated."

He asked the BJP leaders to submit their claims in writing.

BJP MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri had on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting judge into allegations of corruption against Khader and called for bringing the office of the Speaker under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, to ensure transparency.

Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and Mangalore City North BJP MLA Y Bharath Shetty too had made similar allegations and demands.

Speaking to reporters, Khader said, "The former Speaker's allegations are baseless, politically motivated,

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