Mangaluru. Congress MLC Ivan D’Souza made a controversial statement on Monday. He warned Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot that if he does not withdraw his order, he will have to leave Karnataka. Ivan D’Souza said that if the Governor does not withdraw the order of investigation against CM Siddaramaiah in the Muda scam case or the President does not ask him to withdraw it, then Karnataka will also face a situation like Bangladesh, where the Prime Minister had fled the country recently.
He said that next time we will go to the Governor’s office and protest. We will do the same as the protesters entered the PM House in Bangladesh and Sheikh Hasina had to leave her house, position and country and run away. After this statement of D’Souza, political activity has intensified.
Let us tell you that an activist had requested the Governor to file a complaint against CM Siddaramaiah in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment case. On the basis of the complaint filed by the RTI activist, the Governor has given approval to run a case against CM Siddaramaiah.
However, CM Siddaramaiah has challenged the inquiry order given against him by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot in the High Court. He filed a writ petition demanding cancellation of the inquiry order. He termed the entire case as politically motivated and insisted on his innocence saying that he has no history of corruption in his 40-year political career.
It is noteworthy that the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam is worth about five thousand crore rupees. There are serious allegations of corruption against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. It is being said that his wife Parvati had benefited from a scam in the Mysore Development Authority (MUDA).
The opposition alleges that Siddaramaiah’s wife was given alternative plots in lieu of the acquisition of 3.40 acres of land in a remote area of the city. The market value of that land is higher than her own land.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 19, 2024, 21:12 IST