MUDA scam: G.T. Deve Gowda denies Minister’s allegations against him
The HinduDenying Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh’s allegations that Mysuru Urban Development Authority had allotted sites to him, senior JD leader G.T. Addressing a press conference in Mysuru, Mr. Gowda said MUDA had not allotted any residential sites to him as alleged by Mr Suresh at a press conference in Bengaluru. He said he had forwarded the representations received from two farmers, including the wife of a former Zilla Panchayat member, seeking compensation under 50:50 scheme for their lands that had been encroached upon by the MUDA to develop residential layouts including Vijayanagar 4th Stage in Mysuru. Though 90% of MUDA lands in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, which he represents, Mr. Gowda said he had forwarded only two applications to be considered under the 50:50 scheme, which had been approved by the Cabinet. Batting for the 50:50 scheme to ensure compensation to genuine farmers, who had lost their land to MUDA, Mr. Gowda said MUDA does not have funds to pay compensation to farmers, whose lands they had used to develop layouts.