MYSURU: Karnataka state BJP president and MLA BY Vijayendra on Friday held a protest in Mysuru in connection with the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam and demanded that the investigation be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Meanwhile, the police detained Vijayendra and party leaders near the tollgate.
“There should be an impartial investigation. There cannot be an SIT investigation headed by the state government. the BJP is demanding that the CM should hand over the investigation of this case to the CBI. Secondly, when the CM himself is involved in this scam, he should resign. Not only the CM’s family, but many ministers and their relatives are also involved in this scam. It is a scam of more than Rs 5,000 crore. So the CM cannot escape responsibility. Being the CM of the state, he should answer to the people of Karnataka. We demand that he should hand over the investigation of this case to the CBI”, Vijayendra said.
#WATCH | On the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) alleged irregularities case, Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra says, “There should be an impartial investigation. There cannot be an SIT investigation headed by the state government. BJP is demanding that the CM should… pic.twitter.com/UQG4LX4phB
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On Thursday, following the protests by the Karnataka unit of the BJP against Chief Minister Siddaramiah over the alleged MUDA scam, the latter attacked the party saying that they too know how to ‘resist politically’. The CM also ruled out the occurrence of any scams, saying that the land allotment under the MUDA order was carried out under the BJP government in 2021.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, CM Siddaramiah said, “The BJP is protesting politically. Do they only want to do politics over everything? We too know how to resist politically. Our is not a scam. The MUDA used our lands; those who lost their lands were allotted the same under the BJP government in the 50:50 ratio. Did we do this?” he asked.
On Wednesday, a complaint was filed against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and nine others for allegedly forging documents to claim compensation from MUDA. The complaint, filed by social activist Snehamayi Krishna, alleges the wrongdoings of Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathy, his brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy Devaraj, who claimed to be a landowner, and his family.
The complaint was lodged at Vijayanagar police station in Mysuru. The complaint also alleges the involvement of the deputy commissioner, tahsildar, deputy registrar, and MUDA officials in the same case. Along with the police, the letter has also been written to the governor, the state chief secretary, and the principal secretary of the revenue department.
The complainant alleged that MUDA cheated by creating fake documents and obtaining plots worth crores of rupees. Snehamayi Krishna has raised several questions in his complaint. (ANI)