Trouble for CM Siddaramaiah?

Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot has finally given permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. With this, CM Siddaramaiah is discussing the legal battle. 

The case is related to the MUDA scam in which Siddaramaiah’s wife got alternative sites in an upmarket area for the alleged illegal acquisition of three acres and 16 guntas of agricultural land in Kesarur in Mysuru city. Siddaramaiah has dismissed these allegations as baseless.

Earlier, Social activist Snehamayi Krishna has filed a complaint against Siddaramaiah and nine others, accusing them of document forgery to claim compensation from the MUDA. The complaint alleges that Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathy, his brother-in-law Malikarjuna Swamy Devaraj, and their family were involved in creating fraudulent documents to secure plots worth crores of rupees.

The BJP has demanded the return of the land allocated to the CM's family, while the opposition has accused Siddaramaiah of appropriating land that rightfully belonged to the Dalit community.