Congress opposes allotment of land to ‘RSS backed’ private university at ‘low rate’
The Hindu
'Government bought land for ₹175 crore, sold for ₹50 crore'
A day after the Karnataka Legislative Assembly adopted the Chanakya University Bill, 2021, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah urged the government not to ‘divert’ hundreds of acres of industrial land at a very low rate for the establishment of a private university to drive an ‘RSS agenda’.
Addressing mediapersons along with KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar, he expressed outrage over the government's decision and warned of legal action.
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