BJP seeks CM Siddaramaiah's resignation after Karnataka HC verdict

The BJP on Tuesday (September 24) demanded Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation after the High Court dismissed the Congress leader’s plea challenging the Governor’s sanction to prosecute him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.

Reacting to the judgement, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya took to X and said that the chief minister now has no option left but to resign. “After Karnataka High Court dismisses Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s plea, challenging probe in MUDA scam, the Congress leader has no option but to step down,” Malviya said.

Demanding CM Siddaramaiah’s resignation, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla asked the Congress whether is it tenable for CM Siddaramaiah to continue after the verdict of the Karnataka HC in the MUDA case.

“The Congress party must tell us after the verdict of the Karnataka High Court is it tenable for CM Siddaramaiah to continue? Siddaramaiah must step down. He looted the land which was meant for people from the SC/ST community. Rs 5000 crore worth of corruption was done in the MUDA scam. Family and friends of Siddaramaiah benefitted…Congress party does not care about the people from the SC/ST community…Will Rahul Gandhi take action on the ‘bhrashtachar ki dukaan’,” he said.

Karnataka BJP also demanded Siddaramaiah's resignation after the High Court verdict. The party's state chief, BY Vijayendra, noted that the HC has ruled that the Governor’s permission is as per law.

“I request the chief minister to keep aside his charges against the Governor, respect the High Court order and, since there are allegations that your (chief minister’s) family is involved in the MUDA (site allotment) scam, you should respectfully resign from your position as the chief minister,” he told reporters in Bengaluru.