HDK to tour villages along NICE stretch, meet affected families from October 2
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced plans to tour villages along the NICE Road to support families affected by the project. He criticized the state government for allegedly protecting the project's promoter despite legal concerns over toll collection.
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Illustrates a high-profile political challenge to infrastructure projects and government accountability.
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday announced that he will visit villages along the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) Road and meet all the families affected by the project from October 2.
Mr. Kumaraswamy interacted with farmers who lost their land for the NICE project and received their representations. He promised the farmers that he would fight against the project.
Addressing the media after the interaction, Mr. Kumaraswamy said the court had observed that the NICE Road toll was being collected illegally, but the State government was giving reasons instead of addressing the issue.
“Myself and H.D. Deve Gowda have both written to the Chief Minister about NICE toll collection, but we haven’t received any response,” he said.
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