Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah To Be Prosecuted In Land Scam Case

Bengaluru: 

Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah will be prosecuted over the alleged irregularities in site allocations by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sanctioned his prosecution in the MUDA land scam case after petitions by three activists – Pradeep Kumar, TJ Abraham, and Snehamayi Krishna.

“As directed by the Governor, I am enclosing herewith the copy of the decision of the Competent Authority on the request of sanction for prosecution against the Chief Minister Shri Siddaramaiah, under Section 17 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Samhitha, 2023 for the commission of the alleged offences mention in the petitions,” said a letter from the Governor’s Secretariat to the activists.

The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has confirmed that it has received this communication.

The BJP has welcomed the Governor’s go-ahead to prosecute Siddaramaiah. “By keeping enough records and evidences against the corrupt scandals of the Congress government and against the bias and corruption of the Chief Minister’s relatives, Siddaramaiah has demonstrated that there is no one to shake him,” said state BJP chief BY Vijayendra in an online post.