BJP Alleges "Nepotism" As Another Land Row Hits Congress In Karnataka
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Terming it "another case of nepotism", Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council Chalavadi T Narayanaswamy said that this was a case of criminal breach of trust by the Kharges towards fellow Schedule Caste entrepreneurs.
Another controversy involving land allotment has hit the Karnataka Congress after the alleged MUDA scam case. After Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the earlier row, this time a trust run by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's family finds itself in the line of fire.
The BJP has alleged the Siddhartha Vihar Trust has reportedly been allotted five acres of land under the Schedule Caste quota in the Hi-tech Defence Aerospace Park near Bengaluru out of the 45.94 acres meant for civic amenities (CA) in March 2024 bypassing other applications. The resignations of Mallikarjun Kharge as the Congress president and that of his son and Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge and a CBI probe in the matter are among the actions sought by the BJP.
The Karnataka government, however, has defended the allotment, saying it was "done according to law".
