A case was registered on Saturday against Sitharaman and others on the directions of a special court, following a complaint relating to the scheme.

High Court of Karnataka stays investigation into FIR against Nirmala Sitharaman for alleged electoral bond scheme extortion.

On Saturday, a case was registered against Sitharaman and others on the directions of a lower court in Karnataka, following a complaint relating to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme.

A bench of justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order on a petition filed by BJP member Nalin Kumar Kateel, who is also one of the accused and has challenged the criminal complaint.

This came after the finance minister and a BJP leader were booked for allegedly misusing the now-scrapped scheme to extort private companies.

The Karnataka High Court has stayed further investigation against Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other BJP leaders in a case related to the scrapped electoral bonds scheme.

The Congress has demanded Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation "on moral grounds" after the Bharatiya Janata Party leader has been named in a First Information Report following allegations of extortion involving the now-defunct electoral bonds.

The Congress party has called for the resignation of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman following the registration of a case in Bengaluru linked to the electoral bond scam. At a press conference on Sunday,

Also named in the FIR are BJP Karnataka chief BY Vijayendra, party leader Nalin Kumar Kateel, and officers from the Enforcement Directorate.

The Congress on Sunday used the court-directed registration of an FIR against Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Karnataka for allegedly using the now-scrapped electoral bonds as an extortion tool to press for her resignation.