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MUDA Case: The Lokayukta police on Friday questioned Parvathi BM, wife of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in the MUDA site allotment case. Lokayukta officials informed that Parvathi was questioned for more than two hours. "Parvathi was summoned today, and the questioning went on for more than two hours," the Lokayukta official was quoted as saying by PTI.

Earlier, Lokayukta police on September 27 lodged an FIR against Siddaramaiah, his wife, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy, Devaraju—from whom Mallikarjuna Swamy purchased land and gifted it to her—and others. The FIRs were registered following a special court order on September 25. The order permitted the Lokayukta police to investigate the case. The order came a day after the High Court upheld the sanction granted by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to conduct an investigation against Siddaramaiah.

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Apart from this, the ED on Friday summoned six employees of MUDA for questioning, the Hindustan Times reported, citing several sources. The employees have been summoned on different dates for questioning, which will take place at the ED's office in Bengaluru. 

The ED has also registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against the Chief Minister over the alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife by the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority). Earlier, ED carried out several raids on the office premises of MUDA, in which the officials reportedly questioned all the old staff of MUDA, sources said. 

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The BJP leaders have demanded resignation from the CM, citing his previous statements in which he demanded resignation from then CM Yediyurappa on the charges of corruption. However, Siddaramaiah has consistently denied the allegations and claimed that the BJP is playing pity political games against him. He assured that his family would cooperate with the agencies in the investigation and accused the saffron party of trying to destabilise the Congress government in the state.