Members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Karnataka on Saturday joined the nationwide protest condemning the rape and murder of a female doctor in Kolkata.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday ruled out his resignation, following the Governor granting sanction to prosecute him, in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment 'scam', and said he had done no wrong to step down.

The BJP on Saturday asked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down from his post to ensure an impartial probe into his alleged role in the MUDA site allotment "scam" as it welcomed the governor's decision to sanction his prosecution in the case.

Congress Legislative Council member BK Hariprasad has alleged that the Raj Bhavan has been misused for political purposes in granting permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Priyank Kharge, the Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology, has accused the Central Government of misusing the Raj Bhavan to weaken the state’s democratically elected government.

A delegation of ministers led by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will meet Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday afternoon, to discuss the order permitting the prosecution of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his alleged involvement in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.

Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara on Saturday decried that the Governor's office has been 'misused' after Thaawarchand Gehlot granted sanction to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with alternative site scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has convened an emergency cabinet meeting today at 5 pm after Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot granted permission for prosecution against him in the Muda land allotment case.