The Lokayukta Police filed an FIR on Friday against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in connection with the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment 'scam'
Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice B Veerappa (Retd) on Friday responded to the allegations being levelled against them, saying that if someone insults or "disrespects" the Lokayukta, then an anti-corruption agency can initiate proceedings and asserted that Lokayukta is doing its job "honestly.
Following a Bengaluru court's order directing the Karnataka Lokayukta to investigate Siddaramaiah in connection with the alleged MUDA scam, Poonawalla said, "First, you do corruption, and then show a brazen attitude. The High Court order clearly states that he has done corruption and abus
Karnakata Chief Minister Siddaramaiah refused to comment on the ongoing protests of the BJP-JDS leaders on Thursday within the Vidhana Soudha premises, demanding his resignation and a CBI inquiry into the MUDA scam.
A Special Court in Bengaluru has directed the Lokayukta police in Mysuru to file a criminal case against the state's Chief Minister and others over alleged illegalities in the allotment of 14 sites valued at Rs 56 crore to his wife by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
Following BJP's demand for Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's resignation after the Bengaluru Court directed Karnataka Lokayukta to investigate the alleged MUDA 'scam', Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar hit back at BJP for not demanding the same from 'their' leaders against whom charge sheets have
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra welcomed the order of the Bengaluru Court that directed Karnataka Lokyukta to conduct an investigation against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA 'scam' and said that BJP and JD(S) will hold a protest in Vidhana Soudha premises on
Responding to SIT of the Karnataka Lokayukta letter seeking sanction against HD Kumaraswamy in alleged mining land allotment, the JDS leader and Union Minister said that he had no role in the case and the Congress government wanted to malign him.
The Lokayukta is raiding the residences of six officials in Bangalore city, two officials in Bangalore Rural District and two officials in Shimoga district and one officer each in Yadagiri and Tumkur.
Raids by Lokayukta were conducted in 9 districts, including Mandya, Kolar, Belagavi, Mysore and Hassan, in connection with 11 cases registered with the agency.
According to officials, Rahul Rawat, the husband of Vyas Khedi Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Sundar Bai Rawat, had demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the complainant to use soil from a pond for levelling his land and the deal was fixed at Rs 95,000.