Former High Court Chief Justice-led panel set up to review Bidadi Township Project
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has appointed a committee led by a former High Court Chief Justice to review the controversial Bidadi Township Project. This move follows protests from farmers and political opposition regarding land acquisition.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of urban development, land rights, and political accountability in regional Indian governance.
On the eve of the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party taking out a padayatra from Bidadi against the Bidadi Township Project, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has ordered a committee led by a former High Court Chief Justice to re-examine the project. The committee has been given 30 days to submit its report.
The committee will be led by Guhanathan Narendar, a former judge of the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh High Courts and a former Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. It will have former Karnataka Chief Secretary S.V. Ranganath, two former IAS officers from the State S.R. Umashankar and Prasanna Kumar as members.
Following intense protests by farmers, Mr. Shivakumar had recently announced that nobody will be forced to give up their land and that a committee will be formed to re-examine the project.
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