Bengaluru:
The MUDA rip-off that had been occupying headlines in Karnataka has been pushed apart by a brand new rip-off – alleged misappropriation of funds to the tune of crores meant to battle Covid through the BJP rule within the state led by then Chief Minister BS Yeddiyurappa – elevating allegations of tit-for-tat scams. A preliminary report on the matter by Justice John Michael D’Cunha was mentioned by the cupboard at present, which apparently talked about many different irregularities.
Of those, sources stated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made three essential observations on the assembly.
He stated the decide has made very severe observations about a whole lot of crores of rupees being misappropriated. The report has additionally stated that there are numerous recordsdata lacking that weren’t positioned earlier than him regardless of his repeated requests, sources stated.
The general spending throughout Covid within the state was to the tune of Rs 13,000 crore. Whereas no determine was talked about formally, sources indicated that round Rs 1000 crore was siphoned off.
The report is anticipated to be finalized inside the subsequent six months and may even be tabled through the winter session of parliament. The federal government has prolonged the tenure of the committee by six months, so it will possibly submit the ultimate report.
Sources stated the 1000-page multiple-volume interim report will now be analysed by officers and submitted to the federal government in lower than a month.
Requested in regards to the rip-off versus rip-off allegations, Regulation and parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil stated it’s “unlucky” that each time an vital report comes it’s termed eye for a watch.
“MUDA is lower than two months previous. The Cunha committee was appointed a 12 months again. How are you going to convey that analogy right here? It was an administrative measure”.
The Cunha report is seen as a boon to the Congress and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, whom the BJP has been making an attempt to corer over the MUDA rip-off. Mr Siddaramaiah has gone to court docket difficult the Governor’s clearance to prosecute him within the matter.
The alleged rip-off is linked to irregularities in land allocation by the Mysuru City Improvement Authority or MUDA. There have been allegations that the allocation of compensatory land parcels to BM Parvathi, Siddaramaiah’s spouse, far exceeds the worth of the land given in alternate.