Whistleblower official shifted after Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah wife's land row

BENGALURU/MYSURU: Karnataka's Congress govt stirred a hornet's nest Friday by moving out Mysuru deputy commissioner (DC) KV Rajendra, the whistleblower on alleged irregularities in allotment of alternative plots by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (Muda) under a 50:50 scheme. CM Siddaramaiah is in the eye of a storm over 14 site allotments under this scheme to his wife Parvathi.
Senior IAS officer Lakshmikanth Reddy G has replaced Rajendra, with the latter taking charge as the new director of tourism in Bengaluru. Though the Siddaramaiah-led govt issued transfer orders to 21 senior IAS officers on Friday, shunting Rajendra out of Mysuru has raised eyebrows.
Rajendra had written to Muda and govt multiple times seeking cancellation of such allotments. He had cited violation of rules. However, both the urban development department and Muda authorities continued with the allotments.
Senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday alleged that urban development minister Byrathi Suresh recently took files on allotments to CM and his wife out of Muda's office and brought them to Bengaluru to hush up the case.