Siddaramaiah summoned in land scam case by Lokayukta on November 6

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been summoned by the Lokayukta in connection with the alleged Muda land scam. He will be questioned on November 6.

In Short

• Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah summoned in alleged Muda scam case
• He will appear before Lokayukta for questioning on November 6
• Siddaramaiah's wife was questioned on October 25

The Lokayukta police on Monday issued a summons to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for questioning on November 6 in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (Muda) site allotment case.

Siddaramaiah’s wife, Parvathi BM, was questioned on October 25. Both Siddaramaiah and Parvathi, along with his brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy and Devaraju, from whom Swamy purchased a plot later gifted to Parvathi, are named in the FIR registered by the Mysuru Lokayukta police on September 27.

The case continues to unfold as the Lokayukta sought further clarity on the alleged irregularities.

Siddaramaiah has denied any wrongdoing by him or his family, saying the Opposition was scared of him and that it was the first such "political case" against him.

On October 29, former Muda Commissioner DB Natesh was taken into custody after the Enforcement Directorate questioned him in connection with the money laundering case.

WHAT IS MUDA SCAM?

The Muda site allotment case involves allegations of corruption against Siddaramaiah. It is claimed that his wife, Parvathi, was allotted 14 sites in a prime Mysuru location with a significantly higher property value than the land acquired by Muda.

The Muda had allotted plots to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in lieu of 3.16 acres of her land, where it developed a residential layout. Under the scheme, Muda allotted 50 per cent of developed land to the land losers in lieu of undeveloped land acquired from them for forming residential layouts. It is alleged that Parvathi had no legal title over this 3.16 acres of land.

WHAT DID COURT ORDER?

The Karnataka High Court in September upheld the sanction granted by the Governor under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) to investigate Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Muda case.

However, the court dismissed the sanction for prosecution as per Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot granted sanction to three activists to file corruption cases against Siddaramaiah over land that the Muda granted to his wife Parvathi in an upscale area in Vijayanagar.