Central govt responsible for delay in fishing harbor development: JR Lobo
Mangaluru: Coming down heavily on central government, former MLA J R Lobo on Saturday said that the central government is responsible for the delay in the development of stage III of Mangaluru fishing harbour.
Addressing a press conference here, JR Lobo said, "Recently a daily newspaper carried an article saying that due to the rift between the central and the state government the development of stage III of Mangaluru fishing harbor is being delayed. There is no rift, but it is because of the central government that is delaying the release of funds.
"The foundation stone for the project was laid in the year 2010 and it was supposed to finish by 2015. But due to lack of support from the central government, it was not possible to complete it on time. The estimated cost of this project was Rs 57.60 crore and the central government's share was Rs 43.20 crore, and that of the state government Rs 14.40 crore,” he added.
"Out of the central government's share of Rs 43.20 crore, only Rs 13 crore has been released so far. There has been no response so far from the central government to the revised estimated cost of Rs 98.26 crore, which has made it difficult for the state government to move forward with this project," said J R Lobo.
Kallige Tharnath Shetty, Mahabala Maarla, TK Sudheer, Santosh Shetty, Neeraj Paul, Sabitha Misquith, Arif Bava and others were present.
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Court orders Lokayukta probe against CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA land allotment case
Bengaluru: The Special Court for People's Representatives has directed an investigation into Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding allegations of illegal land allotment by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
The order was issued by a bench led by Justice Gajanana Bhatt, following a petition filed by Mysuru-based social activist Snehamai Krishna.
The court has instructed the Mysuru Lokayukta Superintendent of Police to conduct the probe and submit a report within three months.
