BJP accuses Congress govt of 'witch-hunt' against activist for going after Siddaramaiah
R Ashoka (BJP) on Thursday accused the ruling Congress of trying to intimidate anti-corruption activist TJ Abraham for approaching the Governor seeking permission for prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the site allotment case.
It is a «classic case of witch-hunt against the whistle-blower,» Ashoka, who is part of the BJP leaders undertaking a padayatra against the Congress regime, posted on X.
The BJP leader sought to know from AICC leader Rahul Gandhi if the «the Constitution you keep flashing everywhere allow such high handedness against those who raise their voices against the wrongdoings of the Govt? The self-proclaimed Champions of free speech and those who speak about intolerance are now using police to muzzle the voice of private citizens.» What the Congress government is doing in Karnataka is a classic example of misuse of agencies to undermine democracy and the Constitution, he said.
The police have chargesheeted the activist based on an FIR registered in Bengaluru last year on a complaint from a government servant.
Abraham has requested permission for CM's prosecution, accusing Siddaramaiah of helping his wife Parvathi unlawfully get 14 pricey residential plots in Mysuru, allotted by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in return for surrendering 3.16 acre of land on the city outskirts years ago.
Governor Thawarchand Gehlot is weighing on Abraham's letter as well as the resolution, passed by the council of ministers, urging him to withdraw the show cause notice issued against
