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**Original Text Information:**
* **Source:** The Hindu (News Article)
* **Date:** Published September 04, 2025, 10:13 PM IST
* **Location:** Bengaluru
* **Subject:** Desai Commission Report on MUDA Site “Scam” in Mysuru

**News Article:**

**Siddaramaiah Family Cleared in MUDA Site Scam, Commission Calls for Action Against Officials**

**Bengaluru, September 4, 2025** – A commission led by retired Judge P.N. Desai has exonerated the family of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with a controversial MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) site “scam” that occurred in Mysuru between 2020 and 2024. The report, released today after a cabinet review, concludes that the allotment of sites as compensation was not illegal, despite accusations that the family was involved in illicit alternative site allocations.

The controversy stemmed from the allocation of 14 sites in the upscale Vijayanagar area to Parvathi, wife of Mr. Siddaramaiah, as compensation for approximately 3.16 acres of land in Kesare village utilized by MUDA without formal acquisition.

While clearing the Chief Minister’s family, the Desai Commission report is sharply critical of MUDA officials and recommends legal action against those responsible for irregularities in site allocation. The commission found widespread instances of alternative sites being allotted without proper verification, and commissioners allegedly acting “arbitrarily and illegally” between 2020 and 2024.

Specifically, the report highlights that 72 acres and 34 guntas of land were used by MUDA without proper acquisition processes, leading to significant financial losses due to delayed compensation payments. The commission also revealed that alternative sites have been allotted without proper verification of physical existence of such sites.

The commission found that alternative sites have been allotted without proper verification of physical existence of such sites.

The report calls for the cancellation of all illegally allotted sites and advocates for a thorough investigation by a technical team. It revealed that over a thousand sites were issued based on internal office memos, and some individuals received 30 to 40 sites illegally. The commission condemned the actions of former commissioners who “defied directions of the government” in site allotment.

Furthermore, the commission emphasized the need for a framework of rules and guidelines regarding site allotments as compensation for lands utilized by MUDA without acquisition, which at the moment are non-existent.

The findings of the Desai Commission are expected to fuel further debate and scrutiny of MUDA’s operations, as well as demands for accountability from the officials implicated in the report.

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