New Delhi: BJP, JDS MPs protest in Parliament premises demanding CM Siddaramaiah's resignation
New Delhi: MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) staged a protest on the Parliament premises today, calling for the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The protest was fueled by allegations of corruption against the Karnataka government, including accusations of misappropriation of funds from the Valmiki Corporation and illegal auctioning of vacant plots by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
The protesting MPs from Karnataka condemned the alleged irregularities within the state government and criticized its functioning. They chanted slogans such as “Congress party is looting the money of Karnataka Dalits” and “Where is Rahul Gandhi?” They also demanded that the Chief Minister be removed, with slogans like “Hathao, Hathao corrupt Chief Minister Ko Hathao” (Remove, Remove the corrupt Chief Minister).
MP Jagadish Shettar addressed the media, claiming that the Chief Minister has obstructed the oppsoition from discussing the MUDA scam in the House and labeled it as a cover-up. Shettar said that their MLAs had staged an all-night sit-in protest in Karnataka and reiterated their stance in Delhi.
MP Govinda Karajola alleged that there was a ₹187 crore scam involving the Valmiki Corporation, with funds being diverted to fake accounts. He held the Chief Minister, responsible for the finance department, accountable and demanded his immediate resignation.
P. C. Mohan also called for Siddaramaiah's resignation, arguing that he should take moral responsibility for both the Valmiki Corporation and MUDA scams.
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MUDA case: Karnataka HC adjourns hearing till Dec 10
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned till December 10 the hearing on the plea seeking transfer of the investigation into the MUDA site allotment scam to the CBI. The plea was filed by activist Snehamayi Krishna doubting the credibility of Lokayukta investigation into the matter.
The petitioner told PTI that he approached the HC saying he has no faith in the Lokayukta police and hence the case should be handed over to the CBI.
In the MUDA case, it is alleged that compensatory sites were allotted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife in an upmarket area in Mysuru, which had higher property value as compared to the location of her land which had been "acquired" by the MUDA.
The MUDA had allotted plots to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in lieu of 3.16 acres of her land, where it developed a residential layout.
Under the controversial scheme, MUDA allotted 50 per cent of developed land to the land losers in lieu of undeveloped land acquired from them for forming residential layouts. It is alleged that Parvathi had no legal title over this 3.16 acres of land at survey number 464 of Kasare village, Kasaba hobli of Mysuru taluk.
The Karnataka Lokayukta police and the Enforcement Directorate have launched an investigation into the 'scam'.
The CM has denied any wrongdoing in the alleged scam.
