Visionaries from Dalit and backward class communities extend unconditional moral support to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah | Bengaluru

A delegation of the Federation of Visionaries from Dalit and Deprived Communities met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday and extended their “unconditional moral support” after the Governor prosecuted him in connection with the MUDA ‘scam’.

The CM’s office said in a statement: “The swamijis strongly condemn the conspiracies of the central government and the Raj Bhavan to artificially destabilise the government. They asserted that they will unitedly fight against this conspiracy, in favour of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.”

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Tot de delegaties van zieners die de CM ontmoetten behoorden Jagadguru Sri Niranjanananda Puri Swamiji van de Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha, Jagadguru Sri Shanthaveera Mahaswamiji van Sri Jagadguru Kunchitiga Mahasamsthana Math – Hosadurga, Jagadguru Sri Immadi Siddarameshwar Swamiji van Bhovi Gurupeetha – Chitradurga, Jagadguru Sri Basavamurthy Madara Chennaiah Mahaswami of Madara Chennaiah Gurupeeth – Chitradurga among others, it said.

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Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on August 16 gave permission to prosecute Siddaramaiah in connection with the ‘scam’ surrounding allotment of plots by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), in a major shock to the nearly 15-month-old Congress government.

The Governor has granted permission under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for committing the alleged offences as stated in the petitions filed by activists Pradeep Kumar SP, TJ Abraham and Snehamayi Krishna.

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On August 19, the Supreme Court directed the special court for people’s representatives to adjourn the proceedings against the CM in the alleged ‘scam’ regarding allotment of plots by MUDA till the next hearing on August 29.