06
Dec

MUDA 50:50 sites scam: Illegalities even before sale of 3.16-acre land, says ED

Bengaluru: In its recent letter to the Karnataka Lokayukta regarding the transfer of 14 sites by MUDA to B.M. Parvathi, wife of CM Siddaramaiah, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has highlighted significant illegalities even before the sale of the 3.16-acre land in Survey Number 464, Kesare village.
The ED is probing money laundering allegations involving Siddaramaiah, Parvathi, CM’s brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjunaswamy and J. Devaraju, who sold the land in question to Mallikarjunaswamy.
This land was later gifted to Parvathi, who then secured 14 compensatory sites from MUDA in the Vijayanagar Third and Fourth Stages under the controversial 50:50 scheme.
The denotification process was initiated after J. Devaraju submitted an application to the then Urban Development Minister B.N. Bache Gowda, bypassing the proper procedure of applying directly to MUDA.
Additionally, the denotification was processed without the required documentation. The ED highlighted that essential documents, including a death certificate, legal heir certificate, family tree, and consent from family members, were not obtained.