Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesha Congress Committee president D Parameshwara have reportedly been summoned by Congress top leadership, reportedly in excess of the cheap longines watches controversy.

The Times of India reported that CM and KPCC chief had been asked to meet the Congress high command in New Delhi in March 5.

While G Parameshwara confirmed that he had got a call from them on Monday, CM denied that he did not get any call and planned to visit the capital in April.

KPCC chief however, did not specify the reason for the meeting to and denied that it had been about the report into thecheap tudor watchescontroversy, reported TOI.

According to sources, the higher command has summoned the duo inside the back-drop in the observe controversy. They reportedly wanted to avoid any embarrassment for the party on account of your s 70-lakh Swiss brand observe as BJP plans to raise it inside the Parliament and state legislature.

BJP had filed a complaint with all the Enforcement Directorate in investigate the view which was initially brought up by JD(S) president HD Kumaraswamy in January.

Last week, Kumaraswamy alleged that the Hublot observe was stolen from Kuwait-returned retired Dr. Sudhakar Shetty's house in May 2015.

However, Shetty clarified that he did not personal such costlycheap tissot watchesas well as the ones that had been stolen were more than 36 many years previous, reported TOI.

"I don't personal such costly watches; the ones stolen have been 36 many years previous. They have been undoubtedly not Hublots, as claimed by former CM HD Kumaraswamy," Shetty said.