"Dancing to the tune of his political masters": Randeep Surjewala slams K'taka Guv on MUDA 'scam'

New Delhi [India], August 17 : Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala on Saturday hit out at the Centre over Karnataka's Governor granting permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA scam.
In a statement, Surjewala said that the 'puppet Governor of Karnataka' has proceeded to grant prosecution sanction against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by dancing to the tune of his political masters.
"The Governor's decision is an act of shameless unconstitutionality by the Governor, who is hell-bent upon bulldozing the law and the Constitution to carry further BJP's conspiracy. The Congress was blessed by crores of Kannadigas and won a decisive mandate in the 2023 Assembly Elections to serve the people. PM Modi and the BJP are unable to digest their loss in the State and have tried every trick in the book to defame and destabilize the Congress Government. Every single attempt failed miserably, and they are now using their 'Puppet Governor' to hatch a conspiracy of destabilization," Surjewala said.
He also alleged that the BJP leaders are trying to steal the vote and the mandate of the people of Karnataka, decisively given in favour of the Congress party, by using the voice of the Governor.
"Such fabricated and manufactured conspiracies will get shredded to pieces in the people's court. The Congress party and its Government will never permit the BJP to succeed in its evil design to stop the Congress Guarantees. We shall fight the battle legally as also in the court of the people of Karnataka and the Country. Truth shall prevail," he added.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot today granted permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA scam, according to the Raj Bhavan sources.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the Governor is acting as a puppet of the Central Government, claiming that the decision to grant permission for his prosecution is a conspiracy to destabilise the elected government.
"There is no valid case against me, and this decision by the Governor is politically motivated," he said.
Despite the Governor's actions, Siddaramaiah made it clear that he had no intention of resigning. He stated that party leaders, legislators, and cabinet ministers are standing by him, and criticized the BJP for lacking the moral right to demand his resignation. He also accused the Central Government of being against social justice and the welfare schemes introduced by the Congress government, saying, "They cannot tolerate our success."