A Special Court here on Wednesday ordered a Lokayukta police probe against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case.
The order of the Special Court Judge, Santhosh Gajanan Bhat, came a day after the High Court upheld the sanction granted by the Governor Thawarchand Gehlot to conduct an investigation against Siddaramaiah on the allegations of illegalities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife Parvathi by MUDA.
Karnataka Lokayukta’s Mysore district police will investigate the MUDA scam and submit the report in three months. The High Court had also vacated its August 19 interim order directing the Special Court for People’s Representatives to defer the decision on complaints against the Chief Minister, giving the green signal for ordering a probe.
Meanwhile, in a post on X, Congress general secretary, organisation, KC Venugopal said, “The Modi-Shah regime’s relentless misuse of the Governor’s office is a matter of immense concern for our constitutional democracy. Governors are mere titular heads and cannot interfere in day-to-day functioning of state governments, they must adhere to the letter and spirit of the Constitution.”
He accused that the Karnataka Governor is trying his best to destabilise a popular, pro-people government led by a leader who has risen from a humble background to the CM’s office. “Such attempts only show the BJP’s instincts to control Karnataka from Delhi and it is nothing but an attempt to make Karnataka kneel before the Delhi durbar,” he added.
“But ours is a strong government that will only listen to the people- not to the bullies of Delhi. Our party will fight this both legally and politically, against the Central Government’s nefarious motives,” he added.
Similarly, he alleged that the Tamil Nadu governor has taken off his mask of neutrality and is openly speaking in the RSS voice. “He should also know that no matter what his BJP-RSS masters tell him, India’s rich multicultural ethos has endured through millennia and will not be destroyed no matter what the RSS tries to do. History tells us that India and its people will always reject divisive politics and embrace inclusivity,” Venugopal said.