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The Mysuru portion of the Karnataka Lokayukta constabulary registered a lawsuit connected September 27 against Siddaramaiah and others connected charges of corruption, cheating, forgery connected the ground of a backstage ailment referred by a peculiar tribunal for elected representatives connected September 25. (File)
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appeared earlier the authorities Lokayukta constabulary successful his location territory of Mysuru connected Wednesday greeting successful transportation with the probe of the alleged MUDA scam implicit a onshore allotment by the Mysore Urban Development Authority to his woman B M Parvathi successful 2021.
The Mysuru portion of the Karnataka Lokayukta constabulary registered a lawsuit connected September 27 against Siddaramaiah and others connected charges of corruption, cheating, forgery connected the ground of a backstage ailment referred by a peculiar tribunal for elected representatives connected September 25.
The elder Congress person is expected to beryllium questioned by the Lokayukta constabulary connected his relation successful the allotment of the 14 high-value MUDA lodging sites to his woman successful 2021 arsenic compensation for acquisition of 3.16 acres of low-value onshore talented to his woman by her member successful 2010.
Siddaramaiah has consistently denied playing immoderate relation successful the MUDA onshore allotment to his woman which occurred successful 2021 erstwhile the BJP was successful powerfulness successful Karnataka.
The Karnataka CM’s woman besides returned the sites to MUDA aft a corruption lawsuit was registered against her hubby successful September and the Enforcement Directorate started a wealth laundering probe successful the alleged MUDA scam.
Earlier this week, the Lokayukta constabulary issued a announcement to the CM for appearing earlier it connected November 6 to reply queries regarding his relation successful the MUDA onshore allotment to his wife.
The announcement was issued adjacent arsenic the archetypal complainant successful the corruption lawsuit -Snehamayi Krishna, an RTI activistic – moved the Karnataka High Court seeking a CBI probe successful the case, citing the request for impartiality and attraction of nationalist assurance since the Lokayukta constabulary enactment nether the purview of the Karnataka government, headed by Siddaramaiah.
The Karnataka HC connected Tuesday sought a presumption study connected November 26 regarding the Lokayukta constabulary probe of the MUDA allotments portion adjourning the plea by Krishna.
Krishna had earlier sought a probe by the CBI oregon immoderate autarkic investigating bureau which does not travel nether the authorities authorities oregon Lokayukta Police. But a peculiar tribunal had referred the substance to the Lokayukta police.
In September, the Karnataka HC had rejected a plea filed by Siddaramaiah against a authorisation accorded by the authorities Governor for investigations of Siddaramaiah’s relation successful MUDA onshore allotment to his wife.
The High Court, portion rejecting Siddaramaiah’s petition, had said “it is hard to judge that CM Siddaramaiah was not down the curtain during the full transaction of MUDA land, successful which his household allegedly benefitted astir Rs 56 crore”.
An entreaty filed by Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah against the determination of the azygous justice to let a probe successful the alleged MUDA scam involving his household is pending successful the HC.
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