Records in MiD DAY's possession show that out of the 36 urban plots allotted by Mysore Urban Development Authority under the discretionary quota between 2009-10, his family members have got 10 plum sites at very cheap rates
Records in MiD DAY's possession show that out of the 36 urban plots allotted by Mysore Urban Development Authority under the discretionary quota between 2009-10, his family members have got 10 plum sites at very cheap ratesAnother land scam linked to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has surfaced to add to his ever-growing list of woes. The CM has allotted 36 urban sites under his discretionary quota and 10 have gone for his family members.
Stock clearance sale? While the market value of the sites is not less
than Rs 20 lakh, Yeddyurappa's relatives have paid amounts ranging
between Rs 85,000 and Rs 4.5 lakh, as the sites are being given at
subsidised rates. File picThis revelation has come has another blow for the ruling BJP in the wake of the High Court recently ruling that the CM has no discretionary powers to allot urban sites. While disposing of a petition questioning the allotment of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) sites under G-category with the CM's discretion, the court has issued notice to the beneficiaries regarding cancellation of the allotment.
Records in MiD DAY's possession show Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has allotted 36 sites between 2009 and 2010 in Vijaya Nagar, a posh locality in Mysore. The startling fact is that Yeddyurappa's relatives have landed up with most of the plum sites.
Family first?Yeddyurappa's sister Gowramma has been allotted a 40X60 site and her son S C Rajesh has got a 50X80 site, while the CM's personal secretary Gurumurthy has been gifted a 40X60 plot. B R Sarvamangala, Nagamma, Gopalkrishna, Chandrakala, B M Jagadamba and B M Nandibasappa are Yeddyurappa's other relatives getting sites.
While the market value of the sites is not less than Rs 20 lakh, the beneficiaries have paid amounts ranging between Rs 85,000 and Rs 4.5 lakh, as the sites are being given at subsidised rates. Furthermore, the rules state that persons owning property in the state territory are not eligible for the allotment, but many relatives of the CM benefited with sites, already own properties.
"It is blatant violation of rules and the chief minister has thrown the system out of his window to favour his relatives. While we have got the court judgment regarding the BDA sites allotment, the MUDA case is a new revelation," said S Vasudev, a city-based lawyer, based on whose petition (PIL) the HC pronounced the landmark judgment.
When this reporter asked for a response, Yeddyurappa said that his political advisor B J Puttaswamy would react in a press conference called for today. "We don't know the details of the case. Let us study the records before reacting in the press conference," said Puttaswamy.
Right timeDeclining to react to the recent revelation, former CM H D Kumaraswamy, who is embarrassing the BJP by exposing one scam after another, said, "Let me not talk about this because its seems no end to Yeddyurappa's corruption. I am observing it and will react at the appropriate time."
He said he was going ahead with the idea of staging a fast unto death in case the state government fails to order a CBI probe on corruption allegations Yeddyurappa made against him. Last week, Yeddyurappa had got BJP President K S Eswarappa and party spokesperson Niramala Sitaraman to release a charge sheet enlisting irregularities done by Kumaraswamy and his family members. The former CM had dared Yeddyurappa to go for a CBI probe to prove the charges, while threatening to go on a huger strike in case he does not.
