K Marigowda, the chairperson of the controversy-hit Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), resigned on Wednesday, amid a row over irregularities in the allotment of sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi BM. He submitted his resignation to the Urban Development Department Secretary.
Marigowda said that he had health issues and that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had asked him to quit. According to reports, he was hospitalised last month due to exhaustion-related distress.
“I have resigned following directions from the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Also, as I had health issues, I have resigned….there was no pressure on me, as I had health issues I have resigned,” Marigowda said.
Responding to a question, he said, “The investigation is on, and it will continue….it will be known from the probe whether there were any irregularities.”
BJP Attacks Siddaramaiah
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the resignation of Marigowda, believed to be a Siddaramaiah confidante, showed that the CM was embroiled in what it described as the “MUDA scam”. The BJP further demanded that Siddaramaiah should resign from his post.
Earlier, Siddaramaiah’s wife returned the 14 compensatory sites that were given to her in the Mysuru upmarket area. Subsequently, MUDA said it would accept the plots back.
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