Threatens defamation case if Minister Byrathi Suresh does not reply in seven days Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA and JD(S) Core Committee President G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has challenged Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh to provide proof that the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) allotted sites to him. Speaking at a press conference at Jaladarshini Guest House yesterday,…
Truth won’t emerge from judicial probe: S.R. Mahesh
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Denying the charges levelled against him by Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh, who accused him of giving letters of recommendation for the allotment of MUDA sites under the 50:50 ratio scheme, former MLA and JD(S) working president S.R. Mahesh has urged the State Government to order a comprehensive investigation into the MUDA scam to…
CITB’s Success Story Vs MUDA’s Controversies
July 27, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The erstwhile City Improvement Trust Board (CITB) — now being formally known as Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) — had significantly improved the standard of living in Mysuru by creating many well-planned layouts and providing housing to the needy people. Now in contrast, the MUDA is facing criticism for neglecting its primary duties of…
HDK turns tables on CM, Urban Development Minister
July 27, 2024New Delhi: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has shot back at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh, for accusing him of also being a beneficiary of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) plot. HDK spoke to media persons here on Friday, soon after the series of revelations made…
BJP, JD(S) leaders too own MUDA plots: Minister Byrathi Suresh
July 27, 2024Bengaluru: Amid the stinging attack by BJP and JD(S) combine, training guns at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the State Government has released a list of MUDA land and site beneficiaries that includes top leaders of Opposition parties. Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh released the list of such site beneficiaries during the media conference convened by Siddaramaiah…
Public trust erodes as MUDA ignores duties
July 26, 2024Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), originally established to ensure the planned development of Mysuru and provide housing for the common people, is now under intense scrutiny. Once a beacon of hope for thousands aspiring to own a house or site in Mysuru, MUDA’s apparent abandonment of its primary duties and alleged involvement in…
50:50 scheme launched in 2016; picked up pace in 2020 after COVID-19
July 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: For the record, the 50:50 scheme was initially introduced in 2016 but faced numerous hurdles and remained largely unimplemented. However, in November 2020, the MUDA Board decided to distribute sites to land losers following the first wave of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns. Due to lack of clear guidelines, MUDA allotted sites at its discretion, leading…
‘Those with plots must make way for needy’
July 26, 2024Mysuru has ample space, facilities and everyone has the right to live here, says former CITB Chairman D. Madegowda Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chairman of City Improvement Trust Board (CITB, now MUDA) D. Madegowda, popularly known as ‘Mane Madegowda’ for his role in launching the ‘Asha Mandira’ scheme, has affirmed that there are enough plots available in…
Protest over ‘BJP plot’ to unseat CM
July 26, 2024Mysuru: Activists from the Karnataka State Backward Classes Jagruti Vedike, led by State President K.S. Shivaram, staged a protest against BJP leaders, accusing the central BJP leadership of conspiring with State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra to unseat Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. They allege that Vijayendra is involved in a ploy with JD(S) leaders to undermine the…
MUDA Site Scam: BJP keeps heat on CM
July 25, 2024Bengaluru: The raging heat over 50:50 site scam at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and the persistent denial to allow discussion about the scam, in which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife also is a beneficiary, at both the Houses of State Legislature, disrupted the smooth functioning of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, today too. Legislators belonging…
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