HMT land disputes: HDK points fingers at DKS over ‘land diversion’ years ago
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has accused political rivals of facilitating the illegal diversion of HMT land in Bengaluru to private entities between 1999 and 2004. He is calling for a formal investigation and potential reclamation of the encroached land.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights ongoing political tensions over land use and urban development in major Indian cities.
Alleging that obstacles were being created just when HMT is set for revival, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday alleged that large scale diversion of land belonging to HMT in Bengaluru was directed between 1999 and 2004, with direct involvement of the then Urban Development Minister in the Congress government.
Without naming Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, he said, “Those pursuing the Bidadi Township today were responsible for the HMT land diversion then. The very individual now championing the proposed township had played a key role in facilitating the diversion of the valuable HMT land to pass into private entities while serving as the Urban Development Minister between 1999 and 2004.”
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