The Karnataka Congress announced the march in counter to the BJP's foot march demanding CM Siddaramaiah's resignation amid the MUDA scam controversy. Notably, state Governor, Thawar Chand Gehlot has granted permission to prosecute Siddaramaiah.
The Congress leader was referring to the mob attack on Prime Minister's Palace in Bangladesh in which Sheikh Hasina had to flee the country after violent students' protests.
Notably, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah filed a writ petition in the High Court and challenged the decision of the Governor for giving approval to run a case against him in the MUDA land scam case.
Siddaramaiah rejected the allegations and asserted that his wife deserved a fair compensation and further called it a ‘conspiracy’ against him to destabilise the Congress government by unsettling him.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla claimed the Congress govt is "the most corrupt in India's history" and alleged that prime land was allocated to Siddaramaiah's associates and family. Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sanctioned Siddaramaiah’s prosecution.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticises Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot for issuing a show-cause notice to him regarding the alleged MUDA scam.
Karnataka BJP targeted Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over alleged irregularities in the distribution of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), including to the CM's wife.
MUDA scam: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has categorically dismissed the allegations by the opposition BJP stating that the MUDA formed a layout on the land belonging to his wife Parvathi without their knowledge.
MUDA scam: The controversial scheme envisages allotting 50 per cent of developed land to the land loser in lieu of undeveloped land acquired for forming layouts.
Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra with MLAs and MLCs sang devotional songs during a night-long dharna against the Congress government's alleged corruption at Vidhansoudha in Bengaluru.
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