The Lokayukta Police have filed an FIR against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others related to alleged illegal allotments in the MUDA land scam. The Karnataka High Court approved an investigation despite Siddaramaiah’s protests against the allegations, asserting his innocence while the BJP calls the situation corrupt and politically motivated.
The Karnataka HC Today (Sept 24) dismissed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s petition challenging Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot’s decision to sanction his prosecution in the alleged MUDA land scam case. Bench ruled the Governor could take an “independent decision” and that Mr Gehlot “did apply his mind in abundance”. There is, therefore, “no fault in the Governor’s actions, as far as the order (to prosecute the Chief Minister) is concerned”, the court said.
