Congress govt in Karnataka fights former CM Yeddyurappa's acquittal
The ruling Congress in Karnataka has decided to appeal to the Supreme Court against the quashing of 15 FIRs registered against him in connection with various alleged land scams when he was the CM (between 2008 and 2011).
It has not been a week since the BJP appointed former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa as the head of its Karnataka unit, and he is already facing a new challenge.
The ruling Congress in Karnataka has decided to appeal to the Supreme Court against the quashing of 15 FIRs registered against him in connection with various alleged land scams when he was the CM (between 2008 and 2011).
The High Court of Karnataka had quashed all the 15 FIRs registered against him in January and this was one of the main reasons for the BJP to send Yeddyurappa to Karnataka to consolidate its position as elections to the Assembly are two years away.
On Wednesday, the Additional Advocate General AS Ponnanna submitted his report to the government recommending the filing of an appeal in Supreme Court. The report was discussed in the Cabinet meeting, where it was decided that the government will question the quashing of FIRs by the High Court in the apex court.
Yeddyurappa was accused of causing loss to the state by denotifying lands acquired by government agencies, such as Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board and the Bengaluru Development Authority for development projects and housing schemes.
Yeddyurappa had also questioned the filing of FIRs by the police wing of the Lokayukta.
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