ED action in MUDA 'scam': BJP demands Siddaramaiah to step down immediately

ED said it has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties having market value of about Rs 300 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the case against Siddaramaiah and others.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

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Bengaluru: The BJP demanded Saturday the “immediate” resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached properties worth Rs 300 crore in a money-laundering probe linked to the MUDA site allotment scam in which his role is being investigated.

“If CM Siddaramaiah values the integrity of his office, he must step down immediately and allow an impartial probe to proceed. The people of Karnataka deserve transparency, accountability, and justice!” BJP state president B Y Vijayendra said.

He credited the BJP’s foot march from Bengaluru to Mysuru for spotlighting “irregularities of the CM” in the MUDA scam.

Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka also demanded Siddaramaiah’s resignation. He claimed that the Lokayukta police have made preparations to give the CM a clean chit.