Bengaluru, 3 Sept

BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday slammed Congress government over the suspension of former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner GT Dinesh Kumar describing him a "sacrificial lamb".

An internal inquiry was conducted by the state government into the functioning of MUDA following reports of large scale irregularities. Kumar has been accused of taking several illegal measures while serving as the MUDA commissioner and, accordingly, he was suspended, a government order said.

In the MUDA 'scam', it is alleged that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife BM Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru, which had higher property value as compared to the location of her land which had been "acquired" by the MUDA.

BJP State President BY Vijayendra said Siddaramaiah-led government has found a scapegoat in Dinesh Kumar.

“Not surprising to see @inckarnataka govt still being stubborn & protecting itself by making former MUDA commissioner, a sacrificial lamb,” Vijayendra said in a post on ‘X’.

Kumar is “just a small fish in this whole corruption scandal. There are bigger, corrupt sharks, who are deeply involved & only a thorough CBI Investigation can unravel the whole truth!”, he said.

He once again demanded that Siddaramaiah resign immediately as the Chief Minister to facilitate the investigation. -PTI