Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who will now face prosecution in the alleged MUDA scam, said on Saturday that the entire State cabinet is standing with him.
“The entire Cabinet, party high command, all MLAs, MLCs, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs are with me…,” he briefly told reporters here today.
#WATCH | On Karnataka Governor granting permission to prosecute him in the alleged MUDA scam, CM Siddaramaiah says, “The entire Cabinet, party high command, all MLAs, MLCs, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs are with me…” pic.twitter.com/tN3NdFqdpx
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2024
The Karnataka government has said they will challenge the Governor’s action in the High Court.
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot Grants Permission To Prosecute CM Siddaramaiah In MUDA Scam
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot today granted permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA scam, according to the Raj Bhavan sources.
Siddaramaiah has, however, been maintaining that “everything was done according to the law”.
Karnataka: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot Grants Permission To Prosecute CM Siddaramaiah In MUDA Scam
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar On Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s Order
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today said that the state government will put all their weight behind Siddaramaiah.
“We stand with CM Siddaramaiah. The party, the high command the entire state, and the Cabinet stand with him. We will fight it legally and we will fight it politically as well… Whatever notice and sanction has been given is against the law. We have made all our preparations to fight it legally, this is nothing but a clear conspiracy against backward-class CM Siddaramaiah who is running the government for the second time.”
#WATCH | On Karnataka Governor granting permission to prosecute CM Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA scam, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, “…This is completely unconstitutional and against the law. There is a strong government led by CM Siddaramaiah. They (BJP) are… pic.twitter.com/CZDegdz83F
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2024
BJP Mounts Pressure On Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
On the other hand, the BJP is mounting pressure, demanding that the resignation of the chief minster.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said that the CM “must resign to make way for an impartial investigation”.
ಮುಡಾ ಹಗರಣ ಸಂಬಂಧಿತ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಶ್ರೀ @siddaramaiah ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಪ್ರಾಸಿಕ್ಯೂಷನ್ ಗೆ ಮಾನ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರು ಅನುಮತಿ ನೀಡಿದ್ದು, ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ & ನಿಷ್ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತ ತನಿಖೆ ನಡೆಸಲು ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ರವರು ನೈತಿಕ ಹೊಣೆ ಹೊತ್ತು ಕೂಡಲೇ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ ನೀಡಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸ್ಥಾನದ ಘನತೆ ಎತ್ತಿ ಹಿಡಿಯಬೇಕೆಂದು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
ಪತ್ರಿಕಾಗೋಷ್ಠಿ:… pic.twitter.com/ykQSTcPnFp
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) August 17, 2024
BY Vijayendra Defends Governor’s Move
Defending the governor’s move, BY Vijayendra who is the state BJP President, said that the governor has exercised his constitutional powers.
“The Hon’ble Governor has exercised his constitutional powers and allowed legal action to be taken against the chief minister’s Muda scam complaint,” he said in a post on X.
The Governor has exercised his constitutional powers to authorize legal action on the MUDA scam complaint against the Chief Minister.
Given the substantial evidence and serious allegations of corruption and favoritism within the Congress government, it is crucial that the Chief… pic.twitter.com/MyPymDBO44
— Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) August 17, 2024
Earlier, a complaint was filed by social activist Snehamayi Krishna against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and nine others for allegedly forging documents to claim compensation from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
