Former Minister Shivaramu urges State govt. to resolve bagair-hukum cultivators case in Belur
Congress leader B. Shivaramu has called on the Karnataka government to withdraw CID involvement in the 'bagair-hukum' land grant cases in Belur. He argues that the ongoing investigation is causing undue fear among farmers and suggests that the matter should be resolved to protect the farming community.
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Land rights and administrative transparency are central issues for rural livelihoods and political stability in agricultural regions.
Former Minister and Congress leader B. Shivaramu has urged the State government to withdraw the case relating to the grant of bagair-hukum lands in Belur taluk from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and resolve the matter to benefit farmers.
Addressing a press conference in Hassan on Saturday, Mr. Shivaramu said the Karnataka High Court had ordered Belur police to investigate alleged irregularities in 2,142 cases of land grants made between 2016 and 2022.
The police could not conduct the investigation, and the district administration handed over the cases to the CID in 2025. So far, the CID has issued notices in 1,430 cases. “The process has left the farming community in fear. They are not in a position to cultivate the lands,” he said.
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