Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to be prosecuted in Mysuru land scam
Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah will face charges for alleged anomalies in site allocations by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
PTC News Desk: Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah will face charges for alleged anomalies in site allocations by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has ordered his prosecution in the MUDA land scam case, after petitions submitted by three activists: Pradeep Kumar, TJ Abraham, and Snehamayi Krishna.
"As directed by the Governor, I am enclosing herewith the copy of the decision of the Competent Authority on the request of sanction for prosecution against the Chief Minister Shri Siddaramaiah, under Section 17 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Samhitha, 2023 for the commission of the alleged offences mention in the petitions," Governor's Secretariat's letters to the activists read.
Siddaramaiah had previously described the charges as "politically motivated".
Last month, the Governor issued a "show-cause notice" to the Chief Minister, requiring him to respond to the allegations made against him within seven days and explain why he should not face prosecution.
This prompted the state cabinet to pass a resolution requesting that the Governor not sanction the prosecution. The Siddaramaiah-led administration also advised him to withdraw the notice and accused the Governor of "gross misuse of the Constitutional Office".