1,200 sites sanctioned between May 9, 2024 and July 3, 2024 Mysore/Mysuru: When irregularities in the distribution of thousands of sites under various schemes, including the controversial 50:50 ratio, came to light in Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh announced on July 1, 2024, at MUDA Office in Mysuru that the…
MUDA sites scam: 7,000-page MUDA documents to reach Probe Commission
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The One-Man Commission formed by the State Government under retired High Court Judge P.N. Desai to investigate the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) alternative sites allotment scam has begun its investigation. MUDA authorities are preparing to send the proceedings from all MUDA meetings held since 2006 to the Commission. Following Justice P.N. Desai’s directive,…
Kannada outfit seeks CBI probe
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Sena Pade staged a protest in front of the Old DC Office yesterday, calling for the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam investigation to be handed over to the CBI. The demonstrators criticised the ongoing political bickering between the ruling and Opposition parties over the multi-crore MUDA scam, expressing disappointment with…
CM Siddaramaiah faces fresh scrutiny over alternative site
August 12, 2024Letter written on May 8, 1984 to CITB seeking alternative site comes to light Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Opposition BJP-JD(S) are waging a political battle against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his ‘questionable’ acquisition of 14 sites in Vijayanagar from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in exchange for a 3.16-acre land at Kesare-Devanur gifted to…
CM’s prosecution sanction over MUDA scam: Governor yet to decide; Abraham to move Court
August 12, 2024Bengaluru: Anti-corruption activist and advocate T.J. Abraham is considering legal action as Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot is yet to decide on granting sanction for prosecuting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam. Abraham had petitioned the Governor on July 26, seeking sanction for prosecution, and the Governor issued a show cause…
1,500 farmers ended life after Cong. got power: Vijayendra
August 11, 2024Has any CM got 14 sites for his family in Karnataka history, asks former CM B.S. Yediyurappa Mysore/Mysuru: BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra flayed the Congress Government for failing to announce any new development schemes in the last 15 months and highlighted the grim situation where over 1,500 farmers have committed suicide due to unpaid…
Book on CM’s 14 MUDA sites released by BJP
August 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A book titled ‘5,000 Niveshanagalannu Nungi Haakida Aa 14 Niveshanagalu’ (how 14 sites swallowed 5,000 sites), was released during the valedictory of ‘Mysuru Chalo’ Convention, organised by BJP-JD(S) at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city yesterday. Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy, former CM and Haveri MP…
Thief won’t be spared even if he returns stolen items: Pralhad Joshi
August 11, 2024Congress rally is ‘Dhanandolana,’ not ‘Janandolana’ Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi launched a scathing attack on CM Siddaramaiah, asserting that a thief won’t be spared even if he returns the stolen goods. “Siddaramaiah claims he will return the 14 sites allotted to his family, but a thief won’t…
5,000 illegally allotted MUDA sites must be withdrawn: R. Raghu
August 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: State BJP OBC Morcha President R. Raghu Kautilya has demanded that, the illegally allotted 5,000 sites of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) be withdrawn and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is fostering the illegalities, step down from his office. Addressing the gathering, after the release of a book titled 5,000 Niveshanagalannu Nungi Haakida Aa 14…
Complaint against CM, others in MUDA scam: MLA Court hears argument; to pass orders on Aug. 13
August 10, 2024Bengaluru: The Special Court for Public Representatives (commonly called MLA/MP Court) in Bengaluru has reserved its order on the private complaint urging for a fair probe filed by Right To Information (RTI) activist from Mysuru Snehamayi Krishna against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi and others in the alleged irregularities in Mysuru Urban Development…
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