Siddaramaiah moves high court against governor's nod for prosecution

Bengaluru, August 19

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday moved the High Court challenging the order issued by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to prosecute him in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam case.

Siddaramaiah filed a writ petition requesting cancellation of permission given to the prosecution. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar's single-judge bench is scheduled to hear the plea at 2.30 pm on Monday.

Congress leader Ramesh Babu wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, requesting her immediate intervention to direct the withdrawal of the prosecution sanction against the Chief Minister.

Meanwhile, Karnataka Congress workers held a protest after the governor granted the permission to prosecute the CM.

The MUDA scam surfaced after social activist Snehamayi Krishna filed a complaint against Siddaramaiah and nine others for allegedly forging documents to claim compensation from MUDA.