BM Parvathi, wife of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in a letter to the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) announced that she will return the 14 compensation lands she received from the agency. The development came hours after the incident. Enforcement Directorate (ED) files money laundering case against Karnataka chief minister and others regarding the MUDA land scam.
“My husband, Siddaramaiah, the chief minister of the state, has adhered to a strict moral code throughout his 40-year political career without any blemishes. I have dedicated my life to ensuring that my public appearances are free from any blemishes.” Otherwise political life would embarrass him,” she wrote in a letter.
In her letter, Parvati expressed her anguish over the allegations related to the land allocation dispute. She emphasized that she had never pursued personal wealth or property in her life. Parvati said witnessing her husband being respected by people brings her great joy, which makes the false accusations surrounding her family even more painful.
Addressing the controversy over the 14 MUDA lands inherited by her brother, Parvati asserted that no material wealth could outweigh her husband’s honor. To solve the problem, she decided to return the lands, stressing that she had never pursued any personal interests during her husband’s long political career. Her letter expressed her deep pride in her husband’s achievements and her deep commitment to protecting his integrity, regardless of her family’s opinions.
In a post on X, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed his dismay over the political controversy involving his family. “My wife Parvati has returned the land as compensation for the land acquired by MUDA in Mysore, but without formal procedures,” he said.
Referring to the allegations made by the opposition parties, Siddaramaiah called them “fabricated” and motivated by “political malice”. He stressed that he had always been staunchly opposed to this “injustice” but acknowledged his wife’s distress over the situation. “It saddens me deeply,” he added, noting that Parvati, who had long been away from public life, was mentally troubled by the unfolding controversy.
Siddarama further said that he respects his wife’s decision to return the land.
Earlier today, the central investigation agency filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), sources said. ECIR is equivalent to ED police FIR.
Last week, the Lokayukta police registered a first information report (FIR) against Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi, his brother-in-law Mallikarjun Swamy and one Devaraj, from whom Swamy purchased the land and later gifted it to Parvathi. The FIR was filed after a Bengaluru court issued a special order directing the Lokayukta police to investigate allegations of irregularities in the allotment of 14 sites worth Rs 56 crore to Parvathi by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).