Karnataka MUDA scam: Political drama continues as BJP MLAs stage protest march
- In Reports
- 11:06 PM, Jul 25, 2024
- Myind Staff
On Thursday, the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party escalated its offensive concerning the alleged MUDA scandal, with its MLAs marching from Vidhana Soudha to Raj Bhavan, calling for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's resignation.
BJP MLA Mahesh Tenginkai stated, "Siddaramaiah is involved in this scam, in MUDA as well as Valmiki issue. So, we demand that Siddaramaiah should resign. Congress government too should be removed."
"A meeting has been called by our party on 28th July, a decision will be made on 29th July. We will protest outside the assembly too. The protest will continue until Siddaramaiah resigns," he added. The assembly session, meanwhile, has been adjourned sine die.
This follows a day after opposition legislators, including the Leader of the Opposition R Ashok and BJP Karnataka President BY Vijayendra, protested against the government by sleeping inside the Karnataka Assembly.
They also claimed a political motive behind the formation of the inquiry commission to investigate the alleged irregularities, suggesting it was intended to prevent the House from debating the issue.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced that the government would soon release a list of MUDA sites that were illegally allotted by the previous BJP government.
"The media had reported that MUDA sites in question were allotted by the BJP two years ago. The BJP could have admitted it during the discussion in the session. They are scared that their misdeeds will come out," he said.
"We allowed detailed discussions on the Valmiki Development Corporation scam and the BJP leaders raised many issues. But the same BJP did not allow Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to respond fearing being exposed. But the CM exposed BJP's scams in writing. The government has ordered an inquiry into all those scams," he added.
Earlier, social activist Snehamayi Krishna filed a complaint against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and nine others, accusing them of forging documents to claim compensation from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
The complaint alleges misconduct by Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathy, and his brother-in-law Malikarjuna Swamy Devaraj, who claimed to be a landowner, along with his family. It is further alleged that MUDA created fake documents to obtain plots worth crores of rupees. Snehamayi Krishna has raised several questions in his complaint.
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