The Karnataka chief minister has been underneath hearth from opposition events over the alleged MUDA rip-off.
A video displaying a Congress employee taking off the footwear of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with the Indian flag in his hand has prompted an assault from the BJP, which has accused the Congress chief of “insulting the nation’s pleasure”. Mr Siddaramaiah is already underneath hearth from the BJP and its ally, the Janata Dal (Secular), over his alleged involvement within the Mysore City Growth Authority (MUDA) ‘rip-off’.
The video has additionally sparked outrage amongst some individuals on social media, who stated it was distasteful and known as for the flag being revered.
Throughout an occasion in Bengaluru on Wednesday to pay respect to Mahatma Gandhi on his beginning anniversary, Mr Siddaramaiah, 76, stood ready as a Congress employee took off his footwear. A video confirmed the employee holding a small Tricolour in his left hand as he did so and an individual, who seems to be a part of Mr Siddaramaiah’s safety staff, might be seen taking the flag from him.
Reacting to the incident, senior BJP chief Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy stated it was an insult and confirmed the Congress’ “tradition”.
“It is an insult to the Nation’s pleasure, that is the tradition of Congress social gathering leaders, they have to apologise to the Nation,” Mr Reddy wrote on X.
It is insult to Nation’s pleasure,that is the tradition of Congress social gathering leaders, they have to apologise to the Nation
— Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy (Modi Ka Parivar) (@ReddySudhakar21) October 2, 2024
Mr Siddaramaiah is going through circumstances from the Lokayukta and the Enforcement Directorate after an activist complained that the allotment of plots of land in a primary space of Mysuru to the chief minister’s spouse as compensation for land in a village close by prompted a lack of Rs 45 crore to the state.
The 14 plots of land have been allotted to BN Parvathi in Mysuru’s Vijayanagar Part 3 and 4 by the Mysore City Growth Authority (MUDA) as compensation for using 3.16 acres of land in Kesare village close to town.
On Tuesday, MUDA stated it had agreed to take again the plots from Ms Parvathi after she supplied to present them up, stating that she was following her conscience.
MUDA Commissioner AN Raghunandan stated directions have additionally been given to cancel the sale deeds. “This has no hyperlink with the investigation. We’ll inform the investigators if there’s a likelihood of allotting this to another person. There are provisions within the legislation. We’ll inform the Lokayukta and different investigating officers,” he added.
Mr Siddaramaiah has maintained that the land was gifted to his spouse by her brother. “When I’ve carried out no fallacious, why ought to I resign? The land was de-notified by senior BJP chief and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, not by me. My authorized staff will struggle this,” the chief minister stated on Tuesday.
BY Vijayendra, who’s the Karnataka BJP chief and son of BS Yediyurappa, hit again and stated that the truth that the plots have been being returned was like Mr Siddaramaiah admitting his mistake.