BILL TO HIVE OFF MUDA FROM URBAN DEVPT DEPT TO BE TABLED IN HOUSE

AMID the controversy surrounding Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment to CM Siddaramaiah's family, the state cabinet decided to introduce a new bill in the winter session in Belagavi to separate MUDA from the urban development department.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Belagavi

For a long time now, MUDA has been functioning under the urban development department and the authorities at the helm were controlling many of its affairs.

Sources said the government will table a bill to separate it, in the Legislative Assembly on Monday or Tuesday. A fierce debate is expected in the House when it is introduced. The cabinet is said to have expressed confidence that the bill will be passed with consensus in both Houses.