State BJP chief B.Y. Vijayendra stated that the High Court confirmed the legality of the Governor’s permission. He urged the Chief Minister to set aside his accusations against the Governor, respect the High Court’s ruling, and step down due to allegations involving his family in the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam.
Bengaluru: Today(24th Sept): The Karnataka BJP called for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to resign following the High Court’s dismissal of his petition contesting Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s approval for an investigation into a site allotment case against him.
State BJP chief B.Y. Vijayendra stated that the High Court confirmed the legality of the Governor’s permission.
He urged the Chief Minister to set aside his accusations against the Governor, respect the High Court’s ruling, and step down due to allegations involving his family in the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam.
“I request the Chief Minister to keep aside his charges against the Governor, respect the High Court order and, since there are allegations that your (Chief Minister’s) family is involved in the MUDA (site allotment) scam, you should respectfully resign your position as Chief Minister,”
he told reporters.
Siddaramaiah had challenged the Governor’s approval for investigating alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife in a prime area.
After six hearings starting August 19, Justice M. Nagaprasanna of the single judge bench reserved the verdict on September 12.
On August 16, the Governor sanctioned the investigation under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, based on complaints from Pradeep Kumar S.P., T.J. Abraham, and Snehamayi Krishna. Siddaramaiah filed his petition against the Governor’s order on August 19.
Governor Gehlot recently wrote to Karnataka’s Chief Secretary, Shalini Rajneesh, regarding the alleged MUDA scam, requesting a detailed report along with supporting documents as soon as possible.
The letter referred to a representation submitted by P.S. Nataraj from Mysuru, dated August 27, which highlighted that the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) had undertaken projects worth Rs. 387 crores, allegedly violating Sections 15 and 25 of the Karnataka Urban Development Authority Act, 1987.
These projects were reportedly carried out based on verbal instructions from the Chief Minister in his constituencies of Varuna and Srirangapattana.
Nataraj further claimed that, despite the authority lacking sufficient funds, decisions were made on the oral direction of the Chief Minister. He also alleged that MUDA had misused its authority and called for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry. Given the seriousness of these allegations, the Governor requested that the matter be investigated, and a detailed report with relevant documents be submitted promptly.
What is MUDA Scam
The MUDA scam case involves allegations made by three anti-corruption activists T J Abraham, Snehamayi Krishna, and Pradeep Kumar who approached the Karnataka Governor in July, seeking permission to file complaints against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
They claimed that Siddaramaiah’s wife, Parvathi, had received 14 housing sites from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in exchange for a 3.16-acre plot of land that MUDA had illegally acquired in 2021 during the previous BJP-led government’s tenure. This allegedly caused a Rs. 55.80 crore loss to the state.
On July 26, Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot issued a show cause notice to Siddaramaiah. Although Karnataka’s Council of Ministers passed a resolution on August 1 urging the Governor to withdraw the notice, the Governor sanctioned proceedings against Siddaramaiah under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on August 16.
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