JD(S) in cross hairs over Nikhil's leadership role

Senior Janata Dal (Secular) [JD(S)] leader and Chamundeshwari MLA GT Devegowda is at the centre of controversy following allegations linked to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.

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six months of imprisonment. Reacting to the judgment, Krishna stated that he plans to challenge the ruling in a higher court.

"I have a month to appeal the Mysore court order, and I will file an appeal. Kumar filed the case with the intention of implicating me. He changed the cheque date before presenting it. I have provided evidence to the court, but the verdict has been delivered. I will now take my appeal to the higher court," Krishna said.

Krishna is one of the complainants in the MUDA site allotment case. Based on his complaint, the Lokayukta registered a case against CM Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi B M, her brother Mallikarjuna Swamy, Devaraju, and others.

Simultaneously, he lodged a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate to probe the MUDA case, which is also probing the money laundering aspect involved in the scam.

should become the party state president," he said, during a press meet, flanked by former MLA Kumar Bangarappa and G M Siddeshwar.

The Vijayapura BJP MLA also claimed that his suspicion about Vijayendra appointing his loyalists at the district level had proven to be true. "A lot of confusion has taken place in the poll for district chiefs. Many seniors who were neutral now have started writing to national party president JP Nadda over the way district presidents are getting elected," he said. PTI

BENGALURU: The accusations came at a time when Devegowda has been vocal against the leadership changes within his party and has extended support to Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, raising concerns about the political motivations behind the charges.

Activist Snehamayi Krishna has accused Devegowda of acquiring 19 sites under the 50:50 ratio scheme without compensating the original landowner for 2.22 acres in survey No. 81/2 in Devanur. These allegations surfaced along with the Lokayukta's submission of its investigative report on the MUDA scam involving Siddaramaiah.