What Siddaramaiah said on wife returning land amid MUDA 'scam'
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday that his wife, BM Parvathi, who chose to return the 14 compensatory land sites received from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), was a "victim of politics of hate against him." He explained that her "surprise move" aimed to protect him from embarrassment following the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s filing of a money laundering case against him and others in connection with the MUDA 'scam' case.
'Wife distressed...': Karnataka CM
Speaking to reporters, CM Siddaramaiah stated, "In my view, there is no money laundering. My legal team will challenge this...My wife was distressed by the situation and chose to return the land sites. She wants to avoid any controversy." Earlier, Siddaramaiah in an X post said his wife, "who has always stayed focused on her family and never interfered in my four-decade-long political career, is a victim of hatred against me and is enduring psychological distress. I am sorry."
'Plots received as gift...': Siddaramaiah
He explained that his wife received the plots as a gift from her brother, but the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) encroached on the land and offered compensation. "After encroaching, MUDA distributed the sites. We requested compensation elsewhere, but they chose to give us the plots in Vijaynagar. Now this has become a controversy, and my wife is being impacted by this political conspiracy," he said.
What Parvathi said in letter to MUDA
Siddaramaiah again denied any wrongdoing and accused former CM BS Yediyurappa of denotifying the land. After the ED filed its FIR, BM Parvathi, rarely seen in public, wrote to MUDA to return the 14 land sites, which were compensation for 3.16 acres of her land used by the authority. In her letter, she stressed that no material possession could outweigh Siddaramaiah's honor and highlighted that she had never pursued personal gain during his political career.
