Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah denied he had resigned and stated he had done nothing wrong in doing so after the Governor approved his prosecution in relation to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment “scam” on Saturday.
Declaring the judgement made by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot “anti-Constitution and against law,” he remarked. He will fight it out legally and it will be questioned in court.
“There is a large-scale plot to topple the legitimate administration. This is what the BJP has done in a number of states, including Jharkhand and Delhi. There is a plot in place to topple Karnataka’s elected government as well. Siddaramaiah told reporters in this location that “the Central government, BJP, JD(S), and others are involved in this conspiracy.”
“The entire Cabinet, the government, and the high command (of Congress) are with me.” I have done no wrong in resigning, and I have the support of all Congress MLAs, MLCs, members of the Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha,” he declared.
He went on to accuse the opposition of misbehaving, acting unlawfully, and violating the Constitution, adding that they were using Raj Bhavan as a political pawn. The Governor is being used by the Central government as a puppet.”
Under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Governor has granted sanction against the Chief Minister for the alleged offences listed in the petitions of Pradeep Kumar S P, T J Abraham, and Snehamayi Krishna.
Siddaramaiah stated, “We had expected this, I too had expected this,” indicating that the Governor’s decision was anticipated. The Governor sent me a show-cause notice on July 26, the same day he received the petition. What does that signify?
“Since November, there have been petitions against former BJP Ministers Shahshikala Jolle, Murugesh Nirani, and Janardhana Reddy, as well as JD(S) leader and current Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy seeking sanction for prosecution,” he stated. What does it mean to leave them all if I received the notice?”
“After an investigation, Lokayukta requested sanctions against Kumaraswamy, the former chief minister, in November for a purported mining licence issue. There was no notification given to him. What does it signify that I have received this notice from the governor? There is a vast conspiracy, he continued.
Governor Gehlot had issued a “show cause notice” on July 26 in response to a petition submitted by advocate-activist T J Abraham, asking the Chief Minister to respond to the accusations against him and provide a seven-day explanation for why prosecution should not be allowed.
On August 1, the Karnataka government accused the governor of “gross misuse of the Constitutional Office” and “strongly advised” him to rescind his “show cause notice” to the Chief Minister. Additionally, it had counselled him to turn down the aforementioned application by turning down the petitioner Abraham’s request for prior sanction and permission.