Bengaluru: BJP MLC D S Arun on Friday met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and submitted a memorandum looking for the dismissal of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, over misuse of consolidated funds allotted to the taluk panchayats and the zilla panchayats, to the tune of Rs 1,953 crore in 2023-24 fiscal.
Arun has petitioned to the Governor, a day after the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had determined to present ‘aid and advice’ to the Governor to behave on requests looking for sanction for prosecution in opposition to JD(S) chief and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy and three former BJP ministers – Shashikala Jolle, mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and former industries minister Murugesh Nirani.
In his petition, Arun alleged that as member of the Legislative Council he had raised an unstarred query on December 18, 2023 through the winter session held in Belagavi during which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had responded {that a} sum of Rs 459 crore within the ZP and Rs 1,494 crore in TP had been spent and the unspent quantity has been credited into the state consolidate fund.
Following this, the petitioner claims that he sought particulars from the Treasury division on funds. But the Treasury division, in response to his letter, acknowledged that the stated funds weren’t with it.
‘Submitted false replies’
“This is a transparent act on the a part of the CM, who can be the Finance minister, who has submitted false replies and deceptive info on the ground of the House, apart from concealing the reality. Therefore, this monetary impropriety and misuse of consolidated funds have to be investigated and steps ought to be taken for dismissal of the CM for unconstitutional switch of funds, Arun appealed to the Governor in his petition.
Published 23 August 2024, 23:48 IST
