<p>Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/siddaramaiah">Siddaramaiah’s</a> wife Parvathi rejected offers of cash compensation or sites in a 40:60 ratio by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and “insisted” on alternative plots, according to fresh documents that emerged on Friday.</p>.<p>This is according to the proceedings of a December 2017 MUDA meeting where Parvathi’s case was discussed. </p>.<p>Earlier this week, Parvathi’s 2014 letter seeking compensation came to fore, in which whitener was used to erase a line leading to claims of a cover-up. </p>.<p>The 2017 MUDA meeting contradicts Siddaramaiah’s version that his wife did not make any specific demands from MUDA. It was MUDA that gave his wife plots in a 50:50 ratio, which meant she got half the land back in the form of developed plots. This was in lieu of 3.16 acres of her land on which MUDA formed a layout. </p>.<p>Reacting to this on X (formerly Twitter), Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) state president, pointed out that Siddaramaiah was the chief minister in December 2017 when MUDA decided to give Parvathi alternative plots. </p>.<p>“...you falsely claim that neither you nor your family had any role in the land allocation by the MUDA. I think that you know Kannada and understand the language. Aren’t you a self-proclaimed lawyer? Please take a moment to carefully read the records that are available,” Kumaraswamy said.</p>.<p>“This is a record from MUDA. What do you have to say about it? According to you, is this a note, a record, or an order? Super CM, if they say “insisted,” what else could MUDA officials do?” Kumaraswamy said. “Now tell us, who is hiding what? Did the black mark get erased with a whitener?”</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah faces the threat of investigation and prosecution following Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction on August 17. Siddaramaiah has moved the High Court challenging the Governor’s decision. </p>
<p>Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/siddaramaiah">Siddaramaiah’s</a> wife Parvathi rejected offers of cash compensation or sites in a 40:60 ratio by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and “insisted” on alternative plots, according to fresh documents that emerged on Friday.</p>.<p>This is according to the proceedings of a December 2017 MUDA meeting where Parvathi’s case was discussed. </p>.<p>Earlier this week, Parvathi’s 2014 letter seeking compensation came to fore, in which whitener was used to erase a line leading to claims of a cover-up. </p>.<p>The 2017 MUDA meeting contradicts Siddaramaiah’s version that his wife did not make any specific demands from MUDA. It was MUDA that gave his wife plots in a 50:50 ratio, which meant she got half the land back in the form of developed plots. This was in lieu of 3.16 acres of her land on which MUDA formed a layout. </p>.<p>Reacting to this on X (formerly Twitter), Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) state president, pointed out that Siddaramaiah was the chief minister in December 2017 when MUDA decided to give Parvathi alternative plots. </p>.<p>“...you falsely claim that neither you nor your family had any role in the land allocation by the MUDA. I think that you know Kannada and understand the language. Aren’t you a self-proclaimed lawyer? Please take a moment to carefully read the records that are available,” Kumaraswamy said.</p>.<p>“This is a record from MUDA. What do you have to say about it? According to you, is this a note, a record, or an order? Super CM, if they say “insisted,” what else could MUDA officials do?” Kumaraswamy said. “Now tell us, who is hiding what? Did the black mark get erased with a whitener?”</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah faces the threat of investigation and prosecution following Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction on August 17. Siddaramaiah has moved the High Court challenging the Governor’s decision. </p>