Mangaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khadar on Tuesday dismissed allegations of corruption levelled against his office as “politically motivated and baseless,” urging opposition leaders to engage in direct dialogue rather than levelling accusations in public.

Speaking to the media at Mangaluru International Airport after returning from an overseas engagement, Khadar said he welcomes criticism with an open mind but asserted that the claims of financial irregularities were unfounded. “I take all accusations with an open heart. But I am not answerable to those who take potshots at me from afar. Let the opposition members meet me in person and give me a written complaint — I will respond to every point,” he said.

Khadar, a senior Congress leader, stressed that as the custo

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