Lokayukta police file FIR against Siddaramaiah, his wife and others in MUDA site allotment case

The Lokayukta Police in Mysuru on Friday filed an FIR against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case.

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• FIR MENTIONS SIDDARAMAIAH AS THE FIRST ACCUSED

The FIR mentions Siddaramaiah as the first accused and his wife Parvathy as the second accused. Parvathy's brother Mallikarjunaswamy and land owner Devaraju are the third and fourth accused respectively.

Meanwhile, Congress president M Mallikarjun Kharge came to Siddaramaiah's defence, stating that the party is standing with him and will support him.

Siddaramaiah, who began his three-day visit to his home district of Mysuru, claimed that he was being targeted in the MUDA issue as the opposition is "scared" of him and said it's the first such "political case" against him.

He also reiterated that he won't resign following the court order- ing a probe against him in the case as he has done no wrong and asserted that he would fight the case legally.

• Siddaramaiah claimed that he was being targeted in the MUDA issue as the opposition is "scared" of him

• He also reiterated that he won't resign