BS Yediyurappa had sought to annul the FIR against him in an illegal land denotification case (Archive)
Bangalore:
The opposition leader in the Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah, demanded the immediate resignation of Prime Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday after a High Court order dismissed his petition seeking the rejection of a long-standing corruption case.
Urging the BJP leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to step in and ask BS Yediyurappa to resign, the congressional leader said that the BJP high command that has been planning to replace the prime minister now has a powerful weapon in his hand. against.
“I demand the resignation of Mr. Yediyurappa, because his request to annul the FIR against him was rejected by the Karnataka High Court. Therefore, he has no right to continue as prime minister for a second,” Siddaramaiah said.
Speaking to reporters in Begaluru, Siddaramaiah said that the BJP leadership has to intervene immediately and ask Yediyurappa to resign.
Karnataka High Court rejected on Tuesday BS Yediyurappa’s request to annul an FIR against him related to illegal land denotation in 2006-07 when he was Senior Deputy Minister in the BJP-JD (S) coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy .
Noting that the judge in his order has explained in detail why the investigation must continue and the FIR cannot be overturned, Siddaramaiah wanted to know how BS Yediyurappa could continue as the prime minister.
“As he is the prime minister and has powers, there are chances that he will influence the investigation. There cannot be a fair and impartial investigation, so he should not be in power and he must resign immediately. That he return once he is acquitted “. We have no objection, “he said.
If BS Yediyurappa respects the law and believes in democracy, he must resign immediately, said the leader of the Congress Legislative Party.
“If he is adamant and does not resign, then the BJP and the Prime Minister must intervene. Those who had claimed” Na Khaunga, Na Khane Dunga “(Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s motto who promises to end corruption) must act.” said. .
He said that if BS Yediyurappa does not resign, the congress will take to the streets and protest. “… But I think he can resign on his own,” added the congress leader.
“We will decide in the party forum and decide what should be done to pressure him to resign,” he said.
Stating that the High Court has said that the FIR cannot be dismissed and that the investigation must be conducted under the supervision of the Lokayukta court, Siddaramaiah asserted that it is because the high court does not trust the Lokayukta police.
“There is a serious charge against Mr. Yediyurappa. He can be issued a warrant and can even be arrested, as it is a crime without bail under an act of preventing corruption,” said Siddaramaiah.
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