Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will move the High Court on Monday against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot's nod to grant permission to prosecute him over alleged irregularities in a site allotment by the Mysuru Development Authority.
The development comes as the Congress stepped up its campaign against the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing it of using the Governor's office for political vendetta.
Congress workers of the state held a protest in Bengaluru on Monday against the Governor's decision.
The government intends to seek a quashing of the governor's order, a senior legal adviser to the Chief Minister told Hindustan Times.
“We are not sure under what circumstances the Governor has given the order. He was a senior statesman who should have known that his orders wouldn’t stand the scrutiny of the law. We will present our case before the court and get the order squashed,” said the adviser.
In the wake of the escalating situation, Siddaramaiah has convened a Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting on August 22. The meeting will be held in Vidhana Souda Conference Hall, a statement issued by the CM's office said.
Karnataka Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology, Priyank Kharge said, "Since there is a huge uproar about the governor’s role, we need to apprise our people. Ultimately they are public representatives; 136 MLAs need to know what is happening."
The meeting is related to the MUDA developments, reported PTI quoting its sources, adding that the CM will brief the Congress legislators about the facts of the case and will chalk out a strategy to fight the case legally and politically.
The Karnataka Governor had granted permission to prosecute the Chief Minister acting on the complaints of three private individuals.