‘CM instructed me to resign’: MUDA chief, Siddaramaiah aide K Marigowda quits amid land scam allegations | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) chief and a close aide of the Karnataka CM, M K Marigowda, has tendered his resignation citing health reasons. The resignation comes amid a growing controversy over land allotment irregularities involving Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.“I have given my resignation to the Secretary of the Urban Development Department, the CM…

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Mallikarjun Kharge’s family trust recalls land plea amid Siddaramaiah wife’s plot row | India News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s family-run trust Sunday withdrew an approved request for a five-acre site within Bengaluru’s Aerospace Park for a proposed “multi-skill development centre“, less than a fortnight after Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah‘s wife surrendered 14 plots amid an investigation into her land-swap deal with Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda).“We withdraw our proposal and…

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Lokayukta quizzes Siddaramaiah’s brother-in-law in Muda land case | India News – Times of India

Lokayukta police, probing the alleged Muda land allotment scam, on Thursday questioned Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah‘s brother-in-law BM Mallikarjuna Swamy and land-owner J Devaraju for more than nine hours. Swamy, the third accused, and Devaraju, the fourth accused, in the case were questioned separately about allegations of creation of fraudulent documents and violation of the law…

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Karnataka govt may form panel to review caste census report – Times of India

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: Karnataka govt is likely to establish a cabinet sub-committee to evaluate the controversial socio-economic and educational survey report, commonly referred to as the caste census report, after it is tabled at the cabinet meeting scheduled for Oct 18.This indication emerged during a meeting on Monday between chief minister Siddaramaiah and ministers…

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Siddaramaiah’s Wife Returns Land Amid Corruption Allegations | Bengaluru News – Times of India

Mysuru/Bengaluru: Two days after BM Parvathi, wife of chief minister Siddaramaiah, voluntarily returned the 14 sites she received as compensation for land lost in Kesare, Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) officially reclaimed eight of those sites. Ownership was transferred back to Muda through cancellation of sale deeds.Some 24,000sqft of the total 38,000sqft of land Muda…

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Are 3 senior Karnataka mantris jockeying for chief minister’s chair? | India News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Amid growing speculation in Karnataka over Siddaramaiah‘s tenure as CM, senior ministers G Parameshwara, HC Mahadevappa, and Satish Jarkiholi met late Tuesday night, a gathering that has sparked speculation that these ministers could be lobbying for the top post.The meeting, which lasted for two hours at Mahadevappa’s official residence, was their third in the…

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Watch: Congress worker unties Siddaramaiah’s shoes as Karnataka CM steps on dais for Gandhi jayanti | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah came under fire on Wednesday after he was caught on tape having his shoes removed by another person.In a purported video, a party worker was seen removing the CM’s shoes as he arrived to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary during an event in Bengaluru. A…

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