Opposition targets me because it doesn’t know what development is: Anant Kumar Hegde

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April 3, 2019

Karwar, Apr 3: Union Minister of State for Skill Development Entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde, along with his supporters, took out a procession in Karwar on Tuesday before filing his nomination papers for the elections to the Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha Constituency as BJP candidate.

The former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and MLAs and MLCs and BJP leaders accompanied the Union Minister in the procession from the BJP office in Karwar to the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada and Election Officer.

Accompanied by his family members, Mr Hegde earlier offered puja at the Mahadev Temple in Baad locality of the city before taking out the procession. Sloganeering in support of Mr. Hegde and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was heard throughout the procession.

Addressing party workers at a function in Karwar on Tuesday, Mr. Hegde said that he has published a list of development works he had carried out and the details had also been hosted on his official website. “Anyone can visit the website to check the details,” he said.

Mr. Hegde argued that Uttara Kannada with an abundance of green treasure was not a district where urbanisation and industrialisation could be taken up.

He said that only green industries could come up in the district and without understanding the ground reality, the Opposition leaders who do not know what development meant were making allegations.

Taking a dig at Janata Dal (Secular), Mr. Jagadish Shettar said that that party was not just a father-and-sons party but a party of father, sons, grandsons and daughter in-laws.

Mr. Shettar accused Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy of not keeping his promise and sending recovery notices to farmers even after announcing a farm loan waiver. The reason for Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande’s lack of interest in getting Uttara Kannada seat for Congress was that he had already realised that the Congress would not win the election there, he said.

MLAs Roopali Naik, Sunil Naik, Dinakar Shetty, Mahantesh Doddagoudar, MLC S.V. Sankanur, president of the party’s district unit K.G. Naik and other leaders participated.

Mr. Anantkumar Hegde has won five times from the constituency, and on Tuesday he filed his nomination papers for the seventh time.

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Lokayukta team arrives at disputed plot; CM likely to get ED summons

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October 1,2024

Mysuru, Oct 1: The Karnataka Lokayukta team on Tuesday arrived at the disputed plot in Mysuru and began investigation into the MUDA case against CM Siddaramaiah and his wife, news agency ANI reported. Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the case was also present with the team.

Sources stated that ED sleuths might issue a notice to CM Siddaramaiah at any time and issue summons to him for questioning. The sleuths are also keenly watching the movements of CM Siddaramaiah’s close associates and relatives, including a cabinet minister in connection with the MUDA scam.

Sources further said that there is a possibility of the ED conducting raids across the state on offices and residences of close associates of CM Siddaramaiah. The ED has also gathered information on bank accounts and financial transactions of CM Siddaramaiah and his associates.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), equivalent to an FIR by the police, against CM Siddaramaiah over the alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife Parvathi B.M. by the Mysore Urban Development Authority. The ED registered the case taking cognisance of the FIR registered against the Chief Minister by the Lokayukta police on September 27.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Lokayukta probing the MUDA case has also expedited the probe. The sleuths led by Mysuru Lokayukta SP T.J. Udesh have visited the controversial land on the outskirts of Mysuru city. The petitioner, Snehamayi Krishna, also accompanied the team.

The move of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife to return 14 sites allotted by the MUDA to her has triggered a debate. BJP MLA from Mysuru T.S. Srivatsa stated on Tuesday that the move of CM’s wife is not acceptable. "The two commissioners who colluded in the MUDA scam are roaming freely even today," he said.

"CM Siddaramaiah first claimed that there was no scam at all. Later, he formed a commission and now there is an FIR against him. After committing the mistake, you offer to return the sale deed. The time is up. He will have to tender his resignation and I am sure he won’t be in the position until Dasara festivities," MLA T.S. Srivatsa stated.

T.J. Abraham, one of the petitioners in the MUDA case said, “I had demanded the MUDA commissioner to take back the allotted sites. He had written back saying the process would be initiated. They were waiting for the investigation report."

"CM Siddaramaiah has not approached the division bench or the Supreme Court to challenge the order against him because there is nothing to be challenged. Returning sites is not a big sacrifice. The Chief Minister has lost it," Abraham stated.

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