Election dates for 105 local bodies’ announced
Bengaluru, Aug 02: State Election Commissioner P N Srinivasachari on Thursday announced the timetable for the first phase polls for 105 local bodies whose term will be completing in August and September.
The election dates have been announced after the high court’s order.
In the first phase as many as 29 City Municipalities, 53 Town Municipalities and 23 Town Panchayats will go to polls on 29 August.
The dates for Shimoga, Mysuru, and Tumkur districts have not been announced as the matter is pending before the HC. Besides, the elections in Bangalore City, Bangalore rural, Ramanagar, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Dharwad, and Chikmagalur districts will not be held in the first phase.
"The EVM machines will be used in the polls of 105 local bodies and 40,000 personnel, including police, will be deployed for electoral duty," said the Election Commissioner.
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MUDA case: Karnataka HC adjourns hearing till Dec 10
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned till December 10 the hearing on the plea seeking transfer of the investigation into the MUDA site allotment scam to the CBI. The plea was filed by activist Snehamayi Krishna doubting the credibility of Lokayukta investigation into the matter.
The petitioner told PTI that he approached the HC saying he has no faith in the Lokayukta police and hence the case should be handed over to the CBI.
In the MUDA case, it is alleged that compensatory sites were allotted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife in an upmarket area in Mysuru, which had higher property value as compared to the location of her land which had been "acquired" by the MUDA.
The MUDA had allotted plots to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in lieu of 3.16 acres of her land, where it developed a residential layout.
Under the controversial scheme, MUDA allotted 50 per cent of developed land to the land losers in lieu of undeveloped land acquired from them for forming residential layouts. It is alleged that Parvathi had no legal title over this 3.16 acres of land at survey number 464 of Kasare village, Kasaba hobli of Mysuru taluk.
The Karnataka Lokayukta police and the Enforcement Directorate have launched an investigation into the 'scam'.
The CM has denied any wrongdoing in the alleged scam.
