Karnataka: Raj Bhavan emerges as centre of action as Governor weighs on request for CM’s prosecution
Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru is set to emerge as the centre of action as Governor Thawarchand Gehlot weighs on a request for sanction of prosecution of chief minister Siddaramaiah as the BJP-JDS padayatra and a counter rally by the Congress have picked up momentum.
The NDA partners have accused the CM of unlawfully gaining 14 plots in an upscale Mysuru residential area and have set out on a weeklong march to Mysuru from Bengaluru gunning for his scalp.
The Congress too has begun a six-day rally on Friday – a day ahead of the NDA yatra – as part of a counter strategy to deflect the attention away from the BJP show.
The Raj Bhavan is expected to respond on Monday to the council of ministers’ resolution urging the Governor to reject activist TJ Abraham’s prosecution request
and withdraw the show-cause notice issued to Siddaramaiah asking to explain his actions.
The Congress has decided to brazen it out as the CM has said the AICC leadership had thrown its weight behind him while attacking the Governor as being a puppet in the hands of the BJP and accusing him of trying to destabilize an elected government. The Raj Bhavan and Vidhana Soudha are headed on a warpath, and the CM and his party are preparing to pursue an aggressive legal battle in the event the Governor concedes the activist’s request, as is most likely.
The Congress has, however, not revealed its strategy in the event of the Raj Bhavan granting permission for the CM’s prosecution.
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