Mysuru – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been summoned by the Lokayukta police for questioning in the ongoing MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) site allotment case. Scheduled for November 6, the summons marks the latest development in an investigation involving allegations of illegalities in land allocation.
Siddaramaiah’s wife, Parvathi B M, was questioned on October 25, as she is also named in the case. The case centers on allegations that 14 premium sites were improperly allotted to Parvathi by MUDA under a controversial 50:50 compensatory scheme in exchange for land claimed to be hers in Mysuru’s Vijayanagar Layout.
On September 24, a single judge bench dismissed Siddaramaiah’s appeal challenging Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s approval for a probe against him. Subsequently, a Special Court for criminal cases involving MPs and MLAs ordered the Lokayukta to initiate an investigation, with a report due by December 24. In response, Siddaramaiah has appealed the decision in the High Court.
Siddaramaiah, his wife, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy, and Devaraju—who originally owned the land transferred to Parvathi—have all been listed in the FIR registered by the Lokayukta. Meanwhile, Parvathi has reportedly requested MUDA to cancel the allocation of the disputed sites, a request MUDA has accepted.
The controversy intensified on September 30 when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed an enforcement case information report (ECIR), taking note of the Lokayukta’s FIR. The allegations involve compensatory land allocations allegedly based on undeveloped land in Kasare village, which Parvathi reportedly did not have clear title to.
The case has drawn significant public and political attention, with the Chief Minister now directly engaged in defending himself and his family amid intensified scrutiny.
