The court, however, held that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), probing the money laundering angle under the provisions of the PMLA, has the right to intervene in the case as the aggrieved party to ...
The court noted that on the last date of hearing, it directed the authorities to complete the investigation, considering various aspects that had transpired in the case.
The ED had initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the Lokayukta police, Mysuru, in the large-scale scam in the allotment of sites by MUDA.
The case involved allegations that CM Siddaramaiah’s wife, B M Parvathi, got plots in upscale Mysuru under MUDA’s 50:50 scheme in return for 3.16 acres acquired by the authority.
Slamming the BJP and Union government, the CM alleged that, unable to defeat him politically, the BJP and its allies stooped to misusing constitutional agencies.
