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Karnataka: BJP MPs stage overnight protest at Karnataka Vidhan Soudha and sleep in assembly protest (Image: X/ @BJP4Karnataka)
The opposition called state chief minister Siddaramaiah the “father of Muda fraud” and demanded his resignation.
Several Karnataka BJP MPs including Leader of Opposition (LoP) R Ashoka and party state unit chief BY Vijayendra staged a night-long protest and slept in the Assembly and legislative council on Wednesday for not allowing discussion on the alleged Mysore Municipal Development Authority (MUDA) scam. .
The opposition called state chief minister Siddaramaiah the “father of Muda fraud” and demanded his resignation.
In a video and photo shared by news agency ANI and the Karnataka BJP, the protesting MLAs are seen sleeping in the Karnataka Assembly. He also sang devotional songs during a night dharna against the Congress government’s corruption charges at the Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru.
#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: BJP MPs staged a night-long protest at the Karnataka Vidhan Soudha and slept in the assembly protest and demanded a discussion on the alleged MUDA scam. (Video Source: Karnataka BJP) pic.twitter.com/JcgTkLMC9L
— ANI (@ANI) July 25, 2024
Rajyadhyakshara Mr @BYVijayendra and opposition party leader Mr @RAshokaBJP Among them, the corruption of the government, the society, the community, the community, the caste, the caste, pic.twitter.com/R2736zm0ll— Karnataka BJP (@BJP4Karnataka) July 24, 2024
Vijayendra condemned the multi-crore scam involving CM Siddaramaiah and demanded his resignation. “We demand the resignation of the corrupt Chief Minister, condemn the Muda Mysore scam involving Siddaramaiah, and demand the resignation of the chief minister. An hour-long sit-in satyagraha has started at Vidhan Soudha with BJP and JDS members from both houses against the zero-development Congress government. , including the multi-crore corruption of the Valmiki Development Corporation,” he said in a post on X.
“After looting 187 crores from Maharshi Valmiki Nigam, which was meant for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, MLA B Nagendra, who has been caught by the ED, stood in the queue and knocked on the jail door,” he said. .
“Bhrashta va va vajanvajani Rajya Mantarahe अगरहीसी अगोराट्री नावरुईसूररहा” दिडिसायरिगारीलागरानिगलरिगलरिगलिजीसी गडागमदागमदाबुकूೕटैट सुनिवर्दिणी जुनिवर्दिणी नुवरूणी जूराज़राजूरराज़… pic.twitter.com/iGYviVDsBl
— Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) July 24, 2024
At the overnight protest at Karnataka Vidhan Soudha, Karnataka BJP MLA Mahesh Tenginakai said, “These people (state government) are not even ready for discussion, so 100% have committed fraud. If they are not ready for discussion and debate, our protest will continue …forget the resignation, these people are not even ready for a discussion. We have never seen such a bad government so far.
The BJP demanded a discussion on the scam in the Assembly on Wednesday. While the ruling Congress asked the Speaker not to allow discussion on the issue citing rules, the opposition BJP claimed that the needle of suspicion pointed to the family of “the most important person” in the country, and demanded that it be allowed.
The opposition also alleged political motives in the formation of a commission of inquiry to investigate the matter and said it was aimed at denying the Council an opportunity to debate the issue.
Karnataka Assembly Speaker UT Khader rejected the Adjournment motion to discuss the MUDA scam saying cases under judicial inquiry cannot be discussed. He also said that he will not dispute the right of the BJP JDS leaders to protest, but at the same time he will try to convince the leaders to call off the protest and ensure that the session continues.
Karnataka Legislative Council Speaker Basavaraj Horatti also said, “They (BJP) sent an adjournment motion on MUDA. I tried to explain to them that this is not a regular thing. A regular thing means that if the government fails to do its job, riots, floods, all the problems I am the only one who can accept the proposal and give permission to the opposition party. This has happened 3-4 years ago. In my opinion, this matter should not be discussed again .So I’m trying to look at all the rules and regulations.I’m going to call the Speaker of the House again today and try to convince them.
The MUDA scam links to the fraudulent allotment of sites for land losers by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which involves the plot given to Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi. MUDA has allotted a plot to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in lieu of her 3.16 acres of land, where MUDA is developing a house layout. The controversial scheme provides 50 percent of developed land to losers in lieu of undeveloped land for layout.