Mysore/Mysuru: Doubts have begun to arise regarding the direction of the investigation into the allocation of valuable plots in prestigious layouts in Mysuru city. These plots were distributed as compensation for land used without acquisition, in a 50:50 ratio, in violation of rules. By arbitrarily allocating 4,500 to 5,000 plots, a loss amounting to thousands…
Where are 160 files taken to Bengaluru from MUDA?
July 17, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The formation of the one-man Judicial Commission by the State Government to investigate the 50:50 ratio plot allocation scam in MUDA is a welcome move. However, the Karnataka Rashtra Samithi has expressed concerns that the investigation might be a sham, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family are also under suspicion. Speaking at a…
BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh alleges a cover-up to shield CM Siddaramaiah
July 16, 2024BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh alleges a cover-up to shield CM Siddaramaiah Mysore/Mysuru: Reiterating the BJP’s demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the multi-crore scams involving site allotment and alternative site distribution under 50:50 scheme, where top politicians are beneficiaries, BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh stated that only the CBI can…
Monsoon Session of State Legislature begins
July 15, 2024Bengaluru: The ten-day Monsoon Session of the State Legislature began here this morning, with the Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine all set to put the Government on the mat in respect of various alleged scams including MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) and Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited (KMVSTDCL), which have been hitting the headlines…
Judicial probe ordered into MUDA site scam
July 15, 2024Bengaluru: The State Government yesterday constituted a Judicial Commission to probe into the alleged scam in land allotments by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai, a retired judge of the Karnataka High Court, is the sole member of the Commission. “The Government has decided to constitute a Commission of Inquiry to…
Public interest issues in Mysuru: MGP to hold campaigns, protests till logical end
July 15, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has decided to address various public issues in the city, including the MUDA site allocation scam, footpath encroachments, water supply, cleanliness and formation of ward committees. They plan to do this by organising various public campaigns — both online and offline — such as signature campaigns and protests. In…
Time to remember prophetic words of former Mysuru DC
July 15, 2024Among animals man is considered a sapient animal with five sensory organs and also a sixth sense. One may call it by multiple names — gut feeling, omen, intuition or power of prophesy. Some people have the power to foresee what is to come either by observing the past events connected to a subject matter…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: Corner sites in prime layouts across city misallocated causing financial loss
July 14, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant revelation, prime corner sites in various localities within Mysuru city, which were reserved to generate revenue for the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), have been misallocated under the 50:50 site allotment scam. These spacious corner sites, strategically located on both sides of the road at various prime layouts, were intended to…
Guv must permit prosecution of CM Siddaramaiah: HDK
July 14, 2024‘Process of land registration for Siddaramaiah’s wife took place at Jaladarshini Guest House in 2020’ Bengaluru: Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of direct involvement in the MUDA scam. Addressing the media yesterday, Kumaraswamy claimed that land gifted to Parvathi, Siddaramaiah’s wife, was denotified in 1998…
Probe deepens; Review of past MUDA meetings begins
July 13, 20247,000 pages of meeting proceedings of the last five years being photocopied Mysore/Mysuru: The IAS Officer R. Venkatachalapathy-led Inquiry Committee, probing the alleged scam at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in the allotment of sites, has been examining the meeting proceedings of MUDA over the last five years. The officers attached to the Inquiry Committee…
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