‘Ready for a legal fight’, says Siddaramaiah as Court orders Mysuru Lokayukta to investigate him in MUDA Scam case
The allegation involves the illegal involvement of 14 sites worth Rs 56 crore allotted by Mysuru Urban Development Authority to Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi.
Bengaluru: Trouble mounted for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday as a Special Court in Bengaluru passed an order directing Karnataka Lokyukta to launch an investigate him in allegation of MUDA land allotment scam. Taking to X, Karnataka CM said, “It has come to my attention during the media that the Special Court for Elected Representatives has ordered an investigation by the Mysuru Lokayukta. I may provide a close response after reviewing the ultimate copy of the order. I'm ready to face the investigation and continue the legal fight. As I said the day ahead of this, I repeat for the time being: there's absolute self belief of fearing an investigation; I'm determined to face the total thing. After discussing with legal experts, I may come to a decision the subsequent course of action.”
It has come to my attention during the media that the Special Court for Elected Representatives has ordered an investigation by the Mysuru Lokayukta. I may provide a close response after reviewing the ultimate copy of the order.
I'm ready to face the investigation and continue…
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 25, 2024
The allegation involves the illegal involvement of 14 web sites worth Rs fifty six crore allotted by Mysuru Urban Development Authority to Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi. The Karnataka Lokayukta’s Mysuru district police will conduct investigation and can submit the report in three months. The order came on the petition of social activist Snehamayi Krishna.
The advocate Vasant Kumar, representing petitioner activist Snehamayi Krishna told reporters, “FIR will be registered as per the order. Mysuru Lokayukta jurisdiction will register an FIR and do the investigation.”
“The Chief Minister should resign so the Lokayukta can investigate transparently,” he further added.
Meanwhile, Advocate Laxmi Ayengar, the opposite lawyer representing Snehamayi Krishna expressed happiness over the Special Court order. She said, “Extremely happy about the order. Now we look forward to the Lokayukta to get happening the investigation, looking ahead to them to register FIR and get started…The Court has ordered the Lokayukta, if they do their duty fairly, I don’t think there can be any necessity on our part to are attempting to search out for for for a transfer. But when the Lokayukta does now no longer act and it doesn’t seem fair, then we'd certainly move the Court attempting to search out for a transfer investigation. But on the moment, no.”
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday brushed off Siddaramaiah’s petition demanding Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s approval for an investigation into alleged illegalities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority’s (MUDA) allotting web sites to his wife.
In his judgment, the one judge bench of Justice Nagaprasanna said that the order of sanction for prosecution does now no longer suffer from non-application of mind by the Governor. It be miles alleged that MUDA illegally allotted 14 web sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife in the prime location of Mysuru city. On August 19, the High Court in its meantime order granted a temporary relief to Siddaramaiah by directing a distinct court in Bengaluru to defer further lawsuits and now no longer to take any precipitative action pursuant to the sanction granted by the Governor.
(With ANI Inputs)
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