Bharat Express

MUDA

The searches targeted the residence and offices of Rakesh Papanna, a former Zila Parishad member in the Hinkal locality of Mysuru and a close confidant of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, officials reported

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) continued its raids at the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) office on Saturday as part of an investigation into a land scam linked to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah firmly said he will not resign on Thursday, asserting his innocence in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

Siddaramaiah's writ petition challenging Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's recent order that sanctions an investigation into alleged irregularities in the MUDA.

Though the government transferred 21 senior IAS officers on Friday, moving Dr KV Rajendra is bound to raise eyebrows as he had written letters to the MUDA and the state government to cancel the allotments of sites.