BJP leaders unhappy with party trying to give tickets to kin of disqualified JDS-Cong MLAs

Agencies

September 26, 2019

Bengaluru, Sept 26: Trouble is looming large over the BJP in the state with previously defeated party candidates expressing unhappiness against the state leadership for favouring the disqualified Congress and JD(S) MLAs families in allotment of tickets ahead of the upcoming by-polls.

Party leaders from all fifteen constituencies, where by-polls are going to be held, have come out in opposition to BJP's decision to give tickets to the families of disqualified MLAs.

The core party leaders have shown the inclination to join Congress and JD(S) if the tickets are not allotted to them.
BJP leader from the Hoskote constituency, Sharath Bacche Gowda, has called a meeting of local leaders to discuss further action if MTB Nagaraj's family members are given ticket by the BJP.

Party leader, Katta Subramanya Naidu is also opposing giving a ticket to the family of former Congress leader and disqualified MLA R Roshan Baig from the Shivajinagar constituency.

Senior leader UB Banakar has also shown red signal to the BJP leadership for displaying interest in another disqualified MLA BC Patil's kin.

As per sources, some of the important leaders in 15 constituencies are in touch with Congress and JDS which is making Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel worried.

Some of the leaders have also said that if they are not given tickets they will do everything to defeat the candidates who are fighting from their seats, sources said.

The party's core committee meeting which was held yesterday evening too did not send a clear message to the defeated MLA candidates of BJP who had lost in the 2018 state elections.

The staunch BJP leaders, according to sources, are waiting for the decision which will be taken in the party's core committee meeting and of Supreme Court verdict in the case against the disqualified MLAs.

This development has definitely come as a shock to the party which was seeking to win 13 of the 15 seats on which by-polls are to be held.

Comments

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

No relief for Siddaramaiah in MUDA case as HC junks plea against Governor's sanction

News Network

September 24,2024

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot's decision to sanction the complaint and investigation against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

Justice M Nagaprasanna said the facts narrated in the petition would undoubtedly require an investigation.

The court has also said that the Governor's order approving sanction to investigate against Siddaramaiah under section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not suffer from application of mind, instead has abundance of application of mind.

Meanwhile, the court rejected the request made by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi to stay the order of the court. The court has vacated the interim order passed on August 19. In the interim order the trial court was directed not to take any precipitative action against Siddaramaiah. On August 17, Governor had approved sanction under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS), citing three applications.

The court said the private complainants were justified in registering the complaint and seeking approval from the governor.

Insofar as private complainants seeking sanction under section 17A, the court said the provision nowhere requires only a police officer to seek sanction from a competent authority. The court further said it is in fact the duty of the private complainants to seek such approval.

Earlier, The High Court had completed its hearing in the case on September 12, and reserved its orders. It had also directed a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings and not to take any precipitative action against the Chief Minister.

The case pertains to allegations that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru that had higher property value as compared to the location of her land that had been "acquired" by MUDA.

Comments