MUDA Chairman resigns
‘If I had not written letters to MUDA Commissioner, the massive 50:50 site scam would never have come out,’ says K. Marigowda
Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman K. Marigowda has resigned in the wake of the MUDA site allotment scam that has garnered national attention. This morning, he submitted his resignation to Urban Development Secretary Deepa Cholan at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. Marigowda travelled to Bengaluru in his private car.
With the resignation, the State Government is now moving to appoint a new administrator for MUDA, signalling a major shift in leadership. As per Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987, in the absence of a nominated Chairman for MUDA, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner — now G. Lakshmikanth Reddy — will be the Administrative Officer.
The MUDA scam has caused significant challenges for CM sending a negative message to the public, forcing the Government to consider comprehensive reforms within MUDA. Marigowda had informed the CM of his decision to resign and the CM directed him to meet the Urban Development Secretary.
Allegations of financial irregularities amounting to thousands of crores of rupees are surfacing, linked to the allotment of approximately 4,000 to 5,000 sites in the controversial 50:50 ratio. The One-man Commission, headed by retired High Court Justice P.N. Desai is investigating these claims. Additionally, the Mysuru Lokayukta Police are probing the allotment of 14 sites in the Vijayanagar Third and Fourth Stages to B.M. Parvathi, the wife of CM Siddaramaiah, in lieu of her 3.16-acre land in Kesare.
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