The president of the Karnataka unit of the Congress DK Shivakumar said on Thursday that "he had received a fresh summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear before the sleuths," according to media reports.

Shivakumar added that he was ready to cooperate with the agency, but the timing of the summons is coming in the way of his discharging his constitutional and political duties.

The Congress leader added the notice followed his party launching 'Bharat Jodi Yatra' that is set to enter Karnataka in a few days, besides the ongoing Assembly session.

“In the midst of the #BharatJodoYatra and the assembly session, they have again issued me an ED summon to appear. I am ready to cooperate but the timing of this summon and the harassment I am put through, is coming in the way of discharging my constitutional and political duties,” Shivakumar wrote on Twitter.

The Karnataka Congress had earlier launched a campaign ‘40 per cent Sarkara, BJP means Bhrashtachara’ to protest the alleged corruption prevailing in the southern state.

The 3,570-km 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', led by Rahul Gandhi, is currently in Kerala and will enter Karnataka on October 1.