Governor’s action is unconstitutional… Is Sibal pointing finger at BJP and saying Karnataka High Court is wrong?

New Delhi: The Karnataka High Court has declared the Governor’s approval for investigation into the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment scam as constitutional. However, senior Supreme Court lawyer Kapil Sibal is still calling the Governor’s order unconstitutional. Sibal said in a post on social media that the BJP is also getting the Governor to do unconstitutional work with various tricks to topple the Congress government of Karnataka. The Karnataka High Court has upheld Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s approval for investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding the alleged MUDA scam. The bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna has described the Governor’s move as constitutional and a decision tested on the touchstone of logic. Not only this, the High Court even said that the Governor’s decision is a necessary step to investigate claims of undue influence and abuse of power.

The court said the governor’s decision was correct

The Karnataka High Court in its 200-page judgment outlined the serious allegations against Siddaramaiah and said that had the accused been an ordinary citizen, there would have been no hesitation in facing the probe. The court has set a precedent for political leaders by stressing the need for investigation, stressing that they are not above the law. This development is particularly relevant in a political scenario where corruption allegations are rampant and the public demands accountability from elected officials. The court also expressed apprehension that the Siddaramaiah cabinet took partisan decisions to give undue advantage to the chief minister’s wife. It said that in light of this suspicion, the independent discretion of the governor is absolutely justified.

Sibal’s question despite the High Court’s decision

But, despite the court’s decision and its comments, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal is calling the governor’s action unconstitutional and flawed. he/she accused the party of adopting deceitful methods to destabilize elected governments. he/she wrote in the post, ‘Now Karnataka. BJP’s devious tactics to destabilize and topple elected governments: lure MLAs, misuse the 10th Schedule, instill fear (of ED, CBI) and make governors do things beyond their constitutional responsibilities. Then say that the Constitution means more to the BJP than the Gita!’

Bommai government was called corrupt, now Congress itself is in trouble

Keep in mind that in the last assembly elections, the Congress had accused the then Basavaraj Bommai government of the state of corruption. Then the Congress had campaigned against the BJP with the slogan ‘40% ki Sarkar’ by accusing them of taking 40% commission in contracts. Now that the Congress is in power in Karnataka, such a serious allegation of corruption has been leveled against its Chief Minister.