NEW DELHI: A special court for elected representatives directed the Mysuru Lokayukta Police on Wednesday to investigate Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, his wife, and others in connection with the alleged MUDA scam.
The court has ordered the Lokayukta Police to submit a report within three months.
This directive follows the Karnataka high court’s recent dismissal of Siddaramaiah’s petition challenging the governor’s approval for an investigation against him in a site allotment case.The petition was dismissed on Tuesday.
The controversy centers around allegations that compensatory sites were improperly allotted to Siddaramaiah’s wife, BM Parvathi, by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). These sites were in a prime locality in Mysuru, with a higher property value than the original land reportedly acquired by MUDA.
The MUDA had allocated plots to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in exchange for 3.16 acres of land, which was supposedly developed into a residential layout. However, it is alleged that Parvathi did not hold legal title to this 3.16-acre parcel of land located in survey number 464 of Kasare village, Kasaba hobli, Mysuru taluk.
The case was brought to the special court by activist Snehamayi Krishna through a private complaint, raising questions about the legality of the site allotment process.
(With agency inputs)
