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Shettar accused of flouting norms in land grant

Last Updated 29 July 2014, 21:37 IST

Just when former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar launched an onslaught against his successor Siddaramaiah, the Vokkaliga Sangha, on Tuesday, opened a front against Shettar for allotting four acre of land to the kin of a freedom fighter under bagair hukum land grant scheme.

Briefing reporters, State Vokkaliga Sangha convenor A Prasad and General Secretary Prof Nagaraj alleged that several rules were flouted by Jagadish Shettar government while granting land to freedom fighter Suryanarayana Rao’s son Sundaresh. Under the government scheme for freedom fighters, the government had ordered allotment of four acre of agriculture land near ITPL on March 16, 1967. However, the revenue department objected to the allotment saying that the land should be granted through the deputy commissioner and the tahsildar.

The differences of opinion within the government resulted in denial of land to the beneficiary and the government took the land back. Rao approached the High Court challenging the government action, but he passed away in 1989.

Sundaresh continued the legal battle after his father’s demise and won the case in 2010. Subsequently, the revenue department granted four acres to Sundaresh at Srigandha Kaval village on Magadi Road in Yeshwantapura hobli of Bangalore North taluk.

Vokkaliga Sangha office-bearers alleged that the beneficiary was granted a land converted for commercial purpose instead of agriculture land, as mandated under the law. He said that the land granted to Sundaresh has benefitted a builder.
They alleged that the land was granted in violation of Karnataka Land Grant Act and the High Court order.

According to Prasad, a commercial land, whose market value is Rs 24.5 crore, was granted to Sundaresh for Rs six crore.

He alleged that the amount was paid by the builder instead of Sundaresh. He demanded a thorough probe into the matter. In his response, Jagadish Shettar denied he had violated any rules. He said that the Cabinet had decided to grant the land. He blamed the Congress of indulging in vindictive politics.

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(Published 29 July 2014, 21:37 IST)

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