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‘Won't quit, committed no wrong,’ says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah over MUDA scam allegations
Sep-26-2024

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted that he would not resign and denied any wrongdoing in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case. 

Addressing reporters after a special Cabinet meeting, CM Siddaramaiah said, ‘There is no question of resigning, because I have done no wrong. This (charges against him) is a BJP (conspiracy)’. He further asked, ‘Did the Prime Minister tender his resignation after the Godhra riots as his capacity as the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the time? (Former Karnataka Chief Minister) HD Kumaraswamy, who is a Union Minister now, is facing corruption charges. Will he resign?’. Siddaramaiah said he would wage a legal fight. 

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has also ruled out the possibility of Siddaramaiah stepping down. Opposition BJP in Karnataka staged a protest at the Karnataka Assembly earlier today, demanding the Chief Minister's resignation. Meanwhile, Congress workers and supporters of Siddaramaiah staged protests in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya and several other parts of the state against the Governor's move.

A special court on Wednesday ordered a probe by the Lokayukta police in Mysuru against the Chief Minister in the MUDA site allotment 'scam', setting the stage for registering an FIR against him. The order came a day after the Karnataka High Court upheld the sanction granted by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to conduct an investigation against Siddaramaiah on the allegations of illegalities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife B M Parvathi by MUDA.


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