“MUDA scandal exposed, by person eyeing Chief Minister’s chair”: Kumaraswamy

Mysore (Karnataka) [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, HD Kumaraswamy on Friday launched an indirect attack on Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and said that the MUDA (Mysore Urban Development Authority) scam has been exposed, by those who have their eyes on the Chief Minister’s chair.

Speaking to the media after having the darshan of Mother Chamundeshwari in Mysore, Kumaraswamy said, “Why and how did the scandal that did not come out for so long come now? Behind this is the role of a person who has eyes on the CM’s chair. The CD factory was closed.”

“BJP friends are fighting about this. But to get over the scandal, it is the Congressmen who are aiding and abetting from within. I have information about this,” Kumaraswamy added.

“The CM is saying that the government should give a compensation of Rs 62 crores. Does Siddaramaiah, who says this, not know the plight of the people? Do you not understand the pain of the poor in the state? They acquire land overnight. They stop them on the street. Not just compensation. Only you are asking for a huge amount of compensation,” he said further.

Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday, dismissed allegations of any scam in MUDA (Mysore Urban Development Authority) site allocation and said there have been no scams during the Congress tenure in the state.

Speaking to the media after a ‘Government at Your Doorstep’ programme in the taluk, he said, “All the scams that the state witnessed have taken place during the BJP tenure. We will respond to all the allegations during the session.”

Upon asking if Kumaraswamy’s ‘Jana Samparka’ programmes in Mandya were copies of his ‘Government at Your Doorstep’ programmes, he said, “Let him do it. It is good for the people if leaders do programmes like this, even if it is a copy of someone else.”