Reportedly, the Chief Minister will legally fight the prosecution sanction accorded by the Governor.

Karnataka Governor on CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA site allotment scam case news: In a major development, the Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday granted sanction for the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment 'scam'.

“The Governor has granted sanction for prosecution against the Chief Minister. It is based on three petitions filed by -- T J Abraham, Pradeep Kumar and Snehamayi Krishna,” a senior official at the Raj Bhavan told PTI.

The Governor's secretariat wrote a letter to Pradeep Kumar S P, T J Abraham, and Snehamayi Krishna about the decision of the component authority on the request of sanction of prosecution against Siddaramaiah, under section 17 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and section 218 of Bharithiya Nagarika Suraksha Samhitha, 2023 for the commission of alleged offenses as given in the petitions.

Meanwhile, a special meeting of the Karnataka cabinet has also been called at 5 pm today, following the Governor's decision.

Reportedly, the Chief Minister will legally fight the prosecution sanction accorded by the Governor.

On the other hand, Siddaramaiah repeatedly stated that the Congress government he led was ready to fight the case legally and politically, in case the Governor rejected the Cabinet's advice to withdraw the “show-cause notice” to him, granting him permission for prosecution.

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