Congress general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday dubbed the permission granted by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA alternative site scam as an act of “political vendetta” by the PM Narendra Modi-led government. He said the Congress party would fight the battle legally.

Nikhil Kumaraswamy has declared that the Governor's approval to investigate Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the Muda scam is a significant victory for the alliance parties.

In the wake of Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granting permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA compensatory site allotment scam, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the BJP appointed governors are creating trouble for the non-BJP ruled states.

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.