Karnataka will release list of MUDA sites, expose scams of BJP: Dy CM

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the government would soon release a list of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites illegally allotted by the previous BJP regime. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha in Bangaluru, he said, "The media have 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 Assembly session. They are scared that their misdeeds will come out."
He said the Congress government allowed the BJP to have a detailed discussion on the illegal money transfer in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation scam. However, the opposition party did not allow Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to respond, fearing being exposed.The opposition BJP and JD(S) resorted to a night-long dharna in both Houses of the Karnataka legislature on July 24 demanding a discussion on alleged irregularities in the MUDA, including allotment of 14 alternative sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife. Leader of Opposition R Ashok demanded a CBI probe into the alleged ₹3,000 crore land scam.
The Congress government has ordered a one-man judicial probe into allotment of MUDA sites from 2006 to 2024. “There is nothing wrong in allocation of sites to the CM as per rules. If any irregularity happened, it happened during the BJP rule,” he said.“Investigations are on. We will expose BJP’s scams during the tenure of former chief ministers B.S. Yediyurappa and Basavaraj Bommai. They are trying to obstruct functioning of the Assembly. We will expose all their scams,” Shivakumar said.

(State Correspondent)