MUDA case: Karnataka Lokayukta to probe charges against CM Siddaramaiah

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MUDA case: The special court directed the Lokayukta police to file the investigation report by December 24...

A Bengaluru court on Wednesday directed the Lokayukta police to investigate Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah in connection with allegations of irregularities in the allotment of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites..

The probe was ordered by Special Court Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat, just a day after the Karnataka high court upheld Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's sanction for an inquiry into the matter.I)..

The high court dismissed Siddaramaiahs plea against the governors August 16 order sanctioning an investigation under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988..

The BJP demands that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tender his resignation and make way for a free and independent investigation into the allegations of shameful corruption, senior BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar said at a press conference in New Delhi..

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