"BJP, JD(S) to hold protest in Vidhana Soudha tomorrow": Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra
Sep 25, 2024
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 25 : Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra welcomed the order of the Bengaluru Court that directed Karnataka Lokyukta to conduct an investigation against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA 'scam' and said that BJP and JD(S) will hold a protest in Vidhana Soudha premises on Thursday.
"I welcome the order of the special court. At the same time, since the investigation is against the powerful CM Siddaramaiah, I demand the CM to hand over the investigation to CBI and tender his resignation immediately. Tomorrow, BJP and JD(S) will hold a protest in Vidhana Soudha premises tomorrow," Vijayendra told ANI.
Earlier today, the Special Court in Bengaluru passed an order directing Karnataka Lokyukta to conduct an investigation against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the allegation of illegalities in the allotment of 14 sites worth Rs 56 crore to his wife Parvathi by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
Karnataka Lokayukta's Mysuru district police will have to conduct the investigation and will submit its report in three months. The Special Court's order came after the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday vacated its interim stay order granted on August 19, directing the court to defer the decision on the complaints against Siddaramaiah.
The order came on the petition of social activist Snehamayi Krishna.
"FIR will have to be registered as per the order. Mysuru Lokayukta jurisdiction will register an FIR and do the investigation," Advocate Vasant Kumar, representing petitioner activist Snehamayi Krishna, told reporters.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court dismissed Siddaramaiah's petition challenging Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's approval for an investigation into alleged illegalities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority's (MUDA) allotting sites to his wife.
In his judgement, the single judge bench of Justice Nagaprasanna said that the order of sanction for prosecution does not suffer from non-application of mind by the Governor.
It is alleged that MUDA illegally allotted 14 sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife in the prime location of Mysuru city. The High Court, in its interim order passed on August 19, had granted a temporary relief to Siddaramaiah by directing a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings and not to take any precipitative action pursuant to the sanction granted by the Governor.
