"When Chief Minister Is Involved...": BJP Protests Alleged Mysuru Land Scam
NDTV
The opposition BJP has demanded a CBI probe into the allegations and called on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to resign.
The BJP's plans for a "massive protest" in Karnataka's Mysuru - over alleged mismanagement of the city's urban development authority, to the tune of Rs 4,000 crore - were scuppered Friday after the police blocked a small army of party workers being bussed from state capital Bengaluru. Karnataka: BJP staged a protest against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the MUDA scam. Mysuru MP and Maharaja of Mysuru, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, was also seen among the protesters. BJP is demanding a CBI probe into the entire matter pic.twitter.com/BxoVMUWFda #WATCH | On the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) alleged irregularities case, Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra says, "There should be an impartial investigation. There cannot be an SIT investigation headed by the state government. BJP is demanding that the CM should… pic.twitter.com/UQG4LX4phB #WATCH | On alleged MUDA scam, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge says, "It's an existential crisis for the BJP and they are doing everything to be in public glare. They are not coming forth with any document to say it is a scam. It happened during whose tenure? When were these… pic.twitter.com/VsCSZeW8BM
The opposition party has demanded a CBI probe into the allegations and called on Siddaramaiah to resign. The Chief Minister has refused to do so. He has accused the BJP of a political conspiracy.
Dramatic visuals showed a sea of protesters, waving BJP flags and shouting slogans against the ruling Congress. The protests were to be led by the party's state boss, BY Vijayendra, and include R Ashok, the Leader of the Opposition, and Mysuru MP Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar.
