KJP calls Congress as its prime rival

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April 22, 2013

Mangalore, Apr 22: One of the new players in the game, the KJP too is in the fray to fight against the national party Congress.

Talking about the same, District President of the party Ravindra Shetty in a press conference on Monday said that as far as competition is concerned the KJP takes only Congress as its prime rival.

Briefing about the campaigning activity in the party, Mr. Shetty said that senior party leader Dhananjay Kumar will be in the district on April 25 and 27 along with film actress Shruthi to campaign for the party. He will cover Bantwal, Sullia, Puttur, Moodbidri, Surathkal and Mangalore areas.

When asked about party chief and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa's prospects of visiting the district, Mr. Shetty said that attempts are being made to invite him to Mangalore but since he has a tight schedule, it remains to be seen if he will be available for a visit at all.

Mr. Shetty disclosed the names of the new election conveners appointed by the party in each of the constituencies. Those appointed include Hameed Kandak (Mangalore), Gokuldas Bhandarkar (Mangalore South), Shivappa Pachchanady (Mangalore North), Nagesh (Bantwal), Dr. Lawrence D'Souza (Moodbidri), Ashok Kumar Jain (Puttur), Hameed Kudroli (Belthangady), and Raja Pallamajalu (Sullia).

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

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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.

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