Being a CM I don't own a house, opposition making false charges: Siddaramaiah

NT Correspondent Mysuru: Asserting that he only indulged in politics of honesty, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is facing probe into the MUDA 'scam' case, on Tuesday said despite being a CM he doesn't own a house, and accused the opposition of making false allegations against him. He also claimed that the opposition, especially the BJP is unable to stomach that Siddaramaiah, a person belonging to the backward class has become the Chief Minister of the state for a second time. Siddaramaiah is facing the Lokayukta and ED probes into alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).

Siddaramaiah's wife, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy, Devaraju from whom Mallikarjuna Swamy purchased land and gifted it to Parvathi and others are named as other accused in the case by Lokayukta. "Being a Chief Minister, should I live in a rented h o u s e ? In someo n e ' s house? Tell me. Why I'm telling you this is because you are my owners and masters. You blessed me..." he said.

Speaking at a meeting in his constituency of Varuna, the CM said false allegations are being levelled (against me), as they (opposition) are unable to digest Kumaraswamy (JDS leader), Yediyurappa, Vijayendra, Ashoka, Pralhad Joshi (all BJP leaders) are unable to bear (that I'm CM)." Claiming that other than the house that is being constructed on Kuvempu road in Mysuru, he doesn't own any other property, the CM said, "it is still not yet completed, it has been three years since we started constructing it, work is slowly on since last three years."