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Court directs Lokayukta report in Kharge-linked trust land case
A person named Vijayraghava Marathe complained about how land was given to a trust.
The trust is connected to Mallikarjun Kharge and his family.
Marathe alleges that the trust received special benefits when obtaining land from a government development authority.
He says this may involve corruption and misuse of influence.
The court has not decided whether these allegations are true.
It first wants the Karnataka Lokayukta police to give their submissions.
The court said an earlier problem with the complainant’s affidavit had been corrected.
The next hearing is scheduled for October 6.
A Special Court for MPs and MLAs directed Karnataka Lokayukta police to submit their response to a complaint involving the Siddartha Vihar Trust.
The complaint alleges corruption, misuse of public office and irregularities in Bangalore Development Authority civic amenity site allotments.
Mallikarjun Kharge, his sons Rahul Kharge and Priyank Kharge, and Radhabai M. Kharge are identified as trust trustees.
The complainant alleges the trust received a site under the Scheduled Caste category, a 50% lease concession and an alternative site.
The court directed submissions by October 6 after the complainant corrected an affidavit defect identified in earlier proceedings.
- Who
- The Special Court for MPs and MLAs, Karnataka Lokayukta police and complainant Vijayraghava Marathe are involved; the complaint concerns Mallikarjun Kharge and trustees of Siddartha Vihar Trust.
- What
- The court directed Lokayukta police to submit their response to a private complaint alleging corruption and irregularities in civic amenity site allotments.
- Where
- The proceedings are before a Special Court for MPs and MLAs in Bengaluru and concern sites allotted by the Bangalore Development Authority.
- When
- The court issued the direction on September 18, with submissions due by October 6.
- Why
- The complaint alleges that Siddartha Vihar Trust improperly obtained a Scheduled Caste-category site, a 50% lease concession and an alternative site.
Key facts
- Court
- Special Court for MPs and MLAs, Bengaluru
- Complainant
- Vijayraghava Marathe, president of Lanchamukta Karnataka Vedike
- Respondent agency
- Karnataka Lokayukta police
- Trust involved
- Siddartha Vihar Trust
- Alleged benefits
- A civic amenity site under the Scheduled Caste category, a 50% lease concession and an alternative site
- Next hearing
- October 6
- Relevant proceedings
- The complaint seeks investigation under Section 175(3) of the BNSS
Sources
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