H.D. Kumaraswamy accuses D.K. Shivakumar and his family members of illegally acquiring land parcels around Bengaluru notified for BMIC project
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has accused Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his family of illegally acquiring land previously notified for the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project. Kumaraswamy claims the family benefited from land re-allocation through the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise, significantly increasing their personal wealth.
Why it matters
This allegation highlights high-level political corruption and land-use controversies involving top state leadership in Karnataka.
Firing a salvo at his arch rival in Vokkaliga politics, Union Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday accused Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his family members of illegally acquiring land parcels around Bengaluru that had been notified for Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP), promoted by the Nandi Infrastructure Corrider Enterprise (NICE).
The Chief Minister, who was then the Urban Development Minister and Chairman of BMICP Authority in 2004, has been accused by the Union Minister of being instrumental in modifying the original framework agreement to re-allocate land within the project, especially close to the State’s capital, through which he allegedly benefitted.
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