16
Oct

MUDA 50:50 site scam probe –  One-man Commission operating under Govt. influence: MGP

Mysuru: The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of Justice P.N. Desai Commission, which is investigating the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) site allotment scam.
At a general meeting held at its office on Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri on Sunday, the MGP resolved to continue pushing for a CBI investigation into the scam.
Activist Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in a case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged illegal allotment of 14 sites to the CM’s wife B.M. Parvathi, said that the 50:50 site allotment scam was more widespread than initially thought and vowed to continue his fight until legal action is taken against all beneficiaries.
Emphasising the need for collective action, Krishna urged the MGP to pressurise MUDA members into convening a meeting to pass a resolution in favour of a CBI investigation.
Krishna further alleged that the State Government is attempting to cover up the MUDA scam and stressed that his priority is to ensure all those who obtained sites illegally return them to MUDA.
Krishna further alleged that the State Government is attempting to cover up the MUDA scam and stressed that his priority is to ensure all those who obtained sites illegally return them to MUDA.
Retired MUDA Officer P.S. Nataraj voiced his concerns about the lack of progress in the Justice P.N. Desai Commission’s investigation. He remarked that despite several weeks since its formation, the Commission has made little headway. He alleged that the scale of the scam involves the illegal allotment of over 4,000 sites, yet the Commission has only sought information on 1,200, raising suspicions about the thoroughness of the probe.