'Failed to apply his mind' — Congress attacks Karnataka governor over show cause notice issued to CM

Bengaluru:Congress-ruled Karnataka has joined the growing list of non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ruled states that are witnessing intense tussles between the Raj Bhavan and elected governments with the Siddaramaiah-led administration passing a resolution Thursday, asking Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot to withdraw his notice to the chief minister...

Gehlot had Wednesday issued a show cause notice to Siddaramaiah after the Raj Bhavan received a private complaint over allegations of corruption in allotment of plots by MUDA or Mysuru Urban Development Authority to the CMs wife...

The Karnataka cabinet, headed Thursday by Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar, said that Gehlot failed to apply his mind to the facts and acted in undue haste, throwing to wind all procedural requirements...

The Congress has raised questions on Abrahams character, motive and Gehlots rushed action in the case.. Successive governments in Karnataka are no strangers to allegations of corruption and tussles between the Raj Bhavan and Vidhana Soudha the state secretariat..

In 2019, Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala invited Yediyurappa-led BJP to form the government even after the Congress and JD(S) joined hands to prove a majority after a fractured verdict in that years assembly elections...

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