Hijab row: Karnataka CM declares holiday to all high school, colleges across state
Bengaluru: Karnataka government on Tuesday issued orders declaring three days holiday for all the degree colleges in the state amidst the Hijab row.
Earlier in the day, former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had sought CM Bommai’s intervention in the matter and had asked him to declare holidays in colleges and schools.
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai took to his Twitter handle and appealed all the students, teachers, and management to maintain peace and harmony and added that he has ordered the closure of all high schools and colleges for the next three days.
He urged all the concerned authorities to cooperate with the government.
I appeal to all the students, teachers and management of schools and colleges as well as people of karnataka to maintain peace and harmony. I have ordered closure of all high schools and colleges for next three days. All concerned are requested to cooperate.
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) February 8, 2022
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ED attaches Rs 300-crore worth assets in MUDA-linked money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached more than 140 units of immovable assets worth about Rs 300 crore in a MUDA-linked money laundering case involving Karnataka Chief Minster Siddaramaiah and others.
The attachment is part of a money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in land allotment by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
The attached properties are registered in the name of various individuals who are working as real-estate businessmen and agents, the federal agency said in a statement.
"It is alleged that Siddaramaiah used his political influence to get compensation for 14 sites in the name of his wife Smt. BM Parvathi in lieu of 3 acres 16 guntas of land acquired by MUDA
"The land was originally acquired by MUDA for Rs 3,24,700. The compensation in the form of 14 sites at posh locality is worth Rs 56 crore." it alleged.
The role of ex-MUDA commissioner D B Natesh has emerged as "instrumental" in the illegal allotment of compensation sites to Parvathi, it said.
