Media Release

Bengaluru, Sep 3: Days after the Karnataka governor Thawar Chand Gehlot seeked clarification from the state government over the alleged illegal land allotment against Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s family and the siddaramaiah government, on September 3, chief whip Saleem Ahmad, along with Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working presidents and MLCs Manjunath Bhandary and Vasanth Kumar, led a delegation to meet the Governor of Karnataka and demanded for the cancellation of membership of MLC T Narayanaswamy .

They raised concerns about the alleged misuse of a plot allotted to T Narayanaswamy, leader of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council. The delegation accused Narayanaswamy of misusing the plot, providing false information to the Karnataka Housing Board, and illegally acquiring a CA site. They urged the Governor to cancel Narayanaswamy’s membership in the Legislative Council.

MLAs Puttanna, Narayanaswamy, Dinesh Gooligowda, and several other legislators were present.