Union Minister Pralhad Joshi demands impartial investigation into alleged MUDA scam, appeals to state govt to transfer it to CBI

Dharwad (Karnataka) [India], July 6 : Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday demanded an impartial investigation into the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam and appealed to the state government to transfer it to the CBI.
Pralhad Joshi said, "It is alleged that it is a more than Rs 3,800 crores scam and plots duly authorised by MUDA have been transferred in the name of the wife of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. There is a huge scam and the then DC who has now been transferred to cover up the same, had written more than 15 letters to the state government to look into the matter and show proper directions to MUDA. In spite of that, they did not act and Siddaramaiah got very valuable land."
He further said that by transferring the DC the scam has been proven.
He further said, "By transferring the DC the scam has been proven. We are demanding a proper and impartial investigation and the state government should give it to the CBI."
Earlier Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, HD Kumaraswamy on Friday launched an indirect attack on Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and said that the MUDA scam has been exposed, by those who have their eyes on the Chief Minister's chair.
Kumaraswamy said, "Why and how did the scandal that did not come out for so long come now? Behind this is the role of a person who has eyes on the CM's chair. The CD factory was closed."
"BJP friends are fighting about this. But to get over the scandal, it is the Congressmen who are aiding and abetting from within. I have information about this," Kumaraswamy added.
"The CM is saying that the government should give a compensation of Rs 62 crores. Does Siddaramaiah, who says this, not know the plight of the people? Do you not understand the pain of the poor in the state? They acquire land overnight. They stop them on the street. Not just compensation. Only you are asking for a huge amount of compensation," he said further.
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday, dismissed allegations of any scam in MUDA (Mysore Urban Development Authority) site allocation and said there have been no scams during the Congress tenure in the state.
Speaking to the media after a 'Government at Your Doorstep' programme in the taluk, he said, "All the scams that the state witnessed have taken place during the BJP tenure. We will respond to all the allegations during the session."
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said that an investigation is being conducted to determine if there was any misuse in the allotment of Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) plots.
"The plots are currently on hold, and there has been no loss to the government. Those involved in the plot allotment have been transferred, and a senior IAS officer is leading the investigation. A final decision will be made after the report is submitted," Siddaramaiah said.
Responding to the BJP's allegations of misuse in the MUDA plot allotments and their demand for a CBI inquiry, the CM asked, "Why do they want to hand over everything to the CBI?"