Bengaluru:
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s spouse BN Parvathi has written to MUDA (Mysuru City Growth Authority), providing to return the plots of land which might be on the coronary heart of the corruption instances in opposition to her household. In a press release, she mentioned she was obeying the decision of her conscience. “Together with returning these plots, I additionally demand a complete investigation into all allegations associated to MUDA,” she mentioned. Earlier right now, the Enforcement Directorate filed a cash laundering case in opposition to the Chief Minister.
In her letter to MUDA, Ms Parvathi provided to return the 14 plots allotted to her in Vijayanagar Section 3 and 4 “in lieu of compensation to be used of three.16 acre land in Kesare Village.
“I want to give up and return the compensatory plots by cancelling the deeds of 14 plots executed in my favor by the Mysore City Growth Authority,” learn her letter to MUDA. “I’m additionally handing over the possession of the plots again to the Mysore City Growth Authority. Kindly take mandatory steps on this regard as quickly as potential,’ the letter learn.
“Some might ask, why make such a choice at this stage? I made this determination on the very day the accusations arose. Nevertheless, because the accusations relating to the MUDA plot allocation have been politically motivated, some well-wishers suggested that we must always combat in opposition to this injustice and never fall prey to their schemes. That is why I initially stepped again from returning the plots,” she mentioned in her assertion.
“I humbly enchantment to the leaders of all political events and members of the media. Please don’t drag the ladies of political households into controversy for the sake of settling political scores. Don’t hurt their dignity and honor by involving them in political disputes,” her assertion learn.
The Central company’s case got here on the heels of a First Info Report filed by the Lokayukta on the orders of a particular court docket.
Moreover Mr Siddaramaiah and his spouse, his brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy, Devaraju and others have been named within the FIR registered by the Lokayukta police on September 27. Devaraju is the person from whom Mallikarjuna Swamy had bought land and gifted it to Ms Parvathi.
The MUDA case includes allegations of illegalities within the allotment of Mysuru’s 14 premium websites to Mr Siddaramaiah’s spouse by the authority. It has been alleged that the worth of the compensatory websites allotted to Mr Siddaramaiah’s spouse — positioned in an upmarket space in Mysuru — is way increased than that of the land acquired from her by MUDA.
Social activists have alleged that the allotment has led to a lack of Rs 45 crore to the state. The have additionally alleged that the land, proven to be gifted to Ms Parvathi by her brother, was illegally acquired by her brother.
They’ve alleged that Mallikarjuna Swamy had acquired the land in 2004 utilizing solid paperwork in connivance with authorities officers. The papers point out that the land was bought in 1998.
Mr Siddaramaiah has denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the allegations in opposition to him are politically motivated.