Mysuru, July 15 -- Maintaining that Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has been left orphaned by the Government with the non-appointment of a regular Commissioner, BJP MLC Raghu Kautilya alleged that the MDA has been virtually functioning from the residence of Urban Development Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah.

Addressing a press meet at BJP Office in city this morning, Raghu said that Dr. Yathindra, instead of posting a regular Commissioner for MDA, has appointed the previous In-charge Commissioner K.R. Rakshith as his Private Secretary.

"In the absence of a Commissioner and other key posts lying vacant for long, the functioning of MDA has turned into chaos for general public," he alleged.

"The State Government has not come up with...