Wife's Letter In Land Scam "Her Own Decision," Says Siddaramaiah. BJP Disagrees
NDTV
The BJP's Karnataka unit chief, BY Vijayendra, has refused to accept Siddaramaiah did not play a role in his wife's letter.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah - under investigation in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority land scam - on Tuesday refused any hand in his wife's offer to surrender 14 plots at the heart of money laundering allegations against her husband.
Siddaramaiah said the decision to return the land - which the Chief Minister has claimed was gifted to his wife by her brother, and then "encroached" by the Mysuru land authority - "is her own". He also said his wife had "become affected by this political conspiracy".
"This is her own decision. Her brother gifted (her) this land... MUDA encroached. I had sought compensation. I didn't ask for it at Vijayanagar... but they gave it there. It became a controversy now and she has been affected by this political conspiracy..." he told reporters.
