NEW DELHI: RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, the petitioner in the Mysore Urban Development Authority scam case, on Wednesday has filed a complaint against 3 IPS officers, claiming that false reports were submitted in an attempt to protect the accused.
He alleged that though there is a lot of evidence in the MUDA case. he filed a complaint against the Central Vigilant Commission against the three IPS officials, including the investigation officer, who filed a false report to hide the allegations.
Earlier, activist Krishna, filed a writ appeal in the high court’s divisional bench urging a CBI investigation.
Krishna said he filed an appeal against the single bench order, which declined to give permission for a CBI inquiry into the 50:50 site scheme allegedly involving chief minister Siddaramaiah and his family members.
The petitioner sought a CBI probe, stating that he does not have faith in an inquiry by the Lokayukta, which functions under the state govt. The single bench court dismissed his petition.
What is Muda scam all about?
The controversy revolves around the alleged irregularities in the allotment of compensatory sites. At the heart of the scam is a 3.2-acre parcel of land that was gifted to the chief minister’s wife, Parvathi, by her brother Mallikarjunaswamy in 2010.Following the acquisition of the land by Muda, Parvathi sought compensation and was subsequently allocated 14 plots. These plots are said to be substantially more valuable than the original piece of land.
The opposition parties claim that the total value of the scam could potentially fall within the range of Rs 3,000 crore to Rs 4,000 crore.
Karnataka’s CM Siddaramaiah, aged 76, is facing prosecution while in office, making him the second CM in the state’s history to face such charges. The first was BJP’s BS Yediyurappa in 2011.
