BJP president J P Nadda Saturday attacked the Congress after the Karnataka Governor gave sanction to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA scam, saying this was a continuation of the Congress’s legacy of corruption, while evoking the National Herald case. “Congress party’s legacy of corruption continues! From National Herald to MUDA Scam Karnataka, Congress’s history with corruption is well-documented. Time and again, they have betrayed the trust of the people for personal gain,” Nadda said on X, adding, “Instead of calling the decision as unconstitutional, Congress should reflect on its own actions. While Congress portrays itself as guardian of Dalits and minorities, one of their own Chief Ministers is involved in grabbing land from a Dalit family. This is yet another instance of Congress hypocrisy and family-centric politics.” Demanding CM’s resignation, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said at party headquarters, “. BJP and many activists have been fighting for transparency and probity in public life, and have been raising the issue of irregularities and illegalities in allotment of compensatory sites to CM’s wife Parvati. Fourteen sites were allotted in the most upmarket and expensive area of Mysuru to Parvati. Siddaramaiah’s son, Yathindra, was MLA from Mysuru and a member of MUDA council. He was part of the meeting when the decision was taken…” “When Siddaramaiah was Deputy CM, the land was identified. When he was CM, the son-in-law purchased the land through a gift deed and gave it to his wife. When Siddaramaiah was CM again, his wife applied for compensation from MUDA. When the resolution is passed, the CM’s son sits in the meeting and awards 14 sites in an upmarket locality in the name of his mother.”
