Karnataka: MUDA chairperson resigns amid probe against Siddaramaiah in alleged land scam
While K Marigowda said in his resignation letter that he was quitting due to health reasons, he told reporters that he was asked to do so by the chief minister.
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Mysuru Urban Development Authority chairperson K Marigowda resigned from his post on Wednesday amid the ongoing investigation against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with an alleged land scam, NDTV reported.
The alleged scam pertains to the allotment of 14 high-value housing sites in Mysuru’s Vijaynagar area to Parvathi, the chief minister’s wife, in 2021 by the Mysore Urban Development Authority under a state government scheme.
This was allegedly done in exchange for 3.1 acres of land that she owned in another part of the city. The land was allegedly illegally acquired from Dalit families.
On September 30, the Enforcement Directorate booked Siddaramaiah under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the matter. This was based on a first information report filed by the Lokayukta police against him, Parvathi, her brother Mallikarjuna Swamy and a person named Devaraju.
In his resignation letter to the state Urban Development Department on Wednesday, Marigowda said that he was resigning due to health reasons, The Indian Express reported.
However, Marigowda later told reporters that he was instructed by the chief minister to resign. “Following his direction, I have done so,” NDTV quoted him as saying. “I also have health concerns. There is a judicial inquiry that is on... And that will continue.”
Marigowda said that there was “no pressure” for him to resign. “This is...
