NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday brushed aside the allegations of corruption after his wife Parvati decided to surrender 14 compensation plots to the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda).Parvathi Siddaramaiah’s decision to surrender the plots comes after the Enforcement Directorate booked Siddaramaiah, Parvathi, and others in a money laundering case linked to the Muda land case, following a recent Lokayukta FIR.
In her letter to Muda, Parvathi requested the cancellation of the deeds of 14 plots executed in her favor and handed over the possession of the plots back to the authority.
Siddaramaiah has defended his actions, maintaining that he has done no wrong and that the opposition is targeting him out of fear. He has vowed to fight the case legally and reiterated that he will not resign over the matter. The allegations against the chief minister include nepotism and corruption charges, with accusations that he influenced Muda to allot 14 sites to his wife instead of the two 60x40ft plots she was entitled to in Mysuru for her 3.2-acre land in Kesare.