Congress Protests Misuse of Governor's Office in Karnataka

Karnataka's Deputy CM D K Shivakumar led a 'Raj Bhavan Chalo' march protesting the alleged misuse of the Governor's office by Congress. They demanded sanctions against BJP and JD(S) leaders for corruption. The protest aims to ensure the Raj Bhavan remains apolitical and upholds constitutional integrity.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday announced that the Congress party organized the 'Raj Bhavan Chalo' march to protest what they allege is the misuse of the Governor's office.

Shivakumar, who also serves as the Congress Karnataka unit president, emphasized that the march's primary goal is to ensure the Raj Bhavan does not become a subsidiary office of any political party.

"I want to clarify that we organized 'Raj Bhavan Chalo' not on behalf of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The matter is in the court of law," stated Shivakumar.

Participants marched to Raj Bhavan holding placards, banners, and posters, and raised slogans condemning Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot. The participants included several ministers, Congress MLAs, and MPs.

Later, they handed over a memorandum to Governor Gehlot, demanding the grant of prosecution sanctions against several BJP and JD(S) leaders under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. They accused the Governor of selective action and political bias.

The memorandum demanded an end to the alleged abuse of the Governor's office and emphasized that the people of Karnataka would not tolerate political consideration-driven decisions from the Governor.

Earlier, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his cabinet colleagues staged a sit-in demonstration near the Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises.

The Congress is at loggerheads with Gehlot after he sanctioned prosecution against Siddaramaiah in an alleged site allotment scam in Mysuru.

Siddaramaiah accused the Governor's office of being used to destabilize the Congress government and discriminating against him in granting prosecutorial permissions.

(With inputs from agencies.)