High Court to hear petition seeking disqualification of CM Siddaramaiah on July 28
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Bengaluru: A petition seeking to disqualify Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as Legislator will be heard in the Karnataka High Court on July 28.
The petition filed by K Shankar of Koodanahalli in Varuna Assembly constituency – represented by CM Siddaramaiah – claims that during the Assembly election, CM Siddaramaiah had “bribed” voters in the name of “guarantees”.
The petition said that the five “guarantees” were corrupt practices amounting to bribery is against the Section 123 (2) of the Representation of the People Act. It further said that Siddaramaiah had violated the provisions of the Constitution and that of the Representation of the People Act.
Meanwhile, senior advocate Pramila Nesargi, appearing for the petitioner, told the court that all those who sought votes in the name of guarantees were guilty of breach of model code of conduct. But only Siddaramaiah has been made a respondent as an example.
The court has now asked the petitioner to abide by the questions raised over the petition.
It will now hear the petition on July 28.
-Team Mysoorunews
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