Decision will be taken after probe, Karnataka CM on irregularities in MUDA land allotment
Bengaluru: Amid controversy over the alleged irregularities in the allotment of sites by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) under the 50:50 scheme for land losers, and investigation is underway to ascertain whether there is any misuse in any allotment of MUDA plots. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday stated that a decision on this will be taken after receiving a report from the team of senior IAS officers, who are investigating the matter.
He said, “An investigation is being carried out to find out whether there are any irregularities in the government body. All the plots have been put on hold. So there is no loss to the government. Those who have been allotted plots are being transferred and are being investigated by senior IAS officers.”
Responding to BJP’s allegations of misuse in MUDA land allocation and demand to transfer the case to CBI, the Chief Minister said, "Why are you saying to hand over everything to the CBI? Which case was handed over to the CBI when the BJP was in power. It was the BJP which made the law to allot land as an alternative for those who had given the land.”
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Furthermore, responding to Opposition leader R. Ashoka’s calls for the Chief Minister’s resignation, he stated, "I have no role in this case."
In addition, speaking about the Valmiki Corporation embezzlement case, he said the case has been handed over to the SIT and the investigation is going on. “Nagendra, the Minister for Tribal Affairs, has resigned. He has resigned because it was written in the corporation’s employee’s death note that the ministers had given a verbal order to the managing director for the embezzlement, the CBI has investigated the bank transactions.”
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Rahul Gandhi to be on Gujarat visit; to address party workers and meet Rajkot fire victims' kin
Ahmedabad (PTI): Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a visit to Ahmedabad city in Gujarat on Saturday, where he will address party workers, a leader said.
Gandhi will also meet the family members of those who lost their lives in various tragedies in Gujarat in the recent past, including the Rajkot game zone fire, the boat capsize incident in Vadodara and Morbi bridge collapse.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha is visiting Gujarat days after BJP and Congress workers clashed outside the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) office here over alleged anti-Hindu remarks made by Gandhi in the Lok Sabha. Following the clash, complaints were lodged against each other by both sides and FIRs were registered, leading to the arrest of five Congress workers.
Talking to reporters on Friday, Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil said Gandhi will also meet the family members of those five Congress workers who are currently in police custody.
"Rahul Gandhi will arrive at the GPCC office here around 12.30 pm. During his visit, he will meet and address party workers. He will also meet the kin of the victims who lost their lives in the Rajkot game zone fire and other such tragedies. He will also interact with the family members of those party workers who were arrested by the police after the clash," he said.
The clash broke out between members of both Congress and BJP outside the Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Congress's state headquarters in Paldi area of the city on July 2 after BJP's youth wing members came there to protest against Gandhi's remarks on Hindus.
According to police, both sides engaged in stone-pelting, in which five policemen, including an Assistant Commissioner of Police, were injured.
A day after the clash, Ellisbridge police registered two FIRs and arrested five Congress workers.
While one FIR was registered against nearly 450 workers belonging to both Congress and BJP, another was registered against Congress workers on a complaint lodged by the youth wing of the BJP's Ahmedabad unit.
