Congress and BJP announce protests over sanction to prosecute Siddaramaiah in MUDA case
JD(S) has extended support to BJP’s protest against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka announced that BJP legislators will protest in front of the Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises demanding Siddaramaiah’s resignation. (File Photos) Both the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP will hit the streets in Karnataka on August 19 over the sanction granted by Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the Congress state chief, said on Sunday that the party would protest at all district headquarters against the Governor’s decision. It will also send representations to the President condemning the decision, he said.
Also on Sunday, Congress supporters protested in Siddaramaiah’s home district of Mysuru, Chikkamagaluru and other parts of the state against the nod to prosecute the chief minister over allegations of corruption in the allotment of 14 housing plots to his wife in exchange for her land acquired by MUDA.
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