Bengaluru business corridor: Farmers submit over 1,000 objections to Bangalore Development Authority
Bengaluru: In what could be seen as a collective show of strength, thousands of landowners have collectively submitted more than 1,000 objections to the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), raising concerns about the legal validity and compensation framework of the proposed 74-kilometer Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, now rebranded as the Bengaluru Business Corridor (BBC).
The objections have been formally submitted to the BDA, and the landowners are now demanding that these grievances be presented to the Karnataka High Court.
“The court has given us a date (December 2) for hearing regarding the objections we have filed and also directed the officials to not conduct any survey related to project,” The New Indian Express quoted Mavallipura Srinivas, President of the PRR Raitha Haagu Niveshanadarara Sangha (Farmers and Site owners association), as saying.
Farmers from various villages along the PRR's proposed alignment gathered at the BDA office to submit both individual and consolidated objections. Many of them have accused the BDA of launching what they describe as an "illegal land grab," asserting that the project is a violation of their rights.
The farmers' objections center on three main points: first, that the PRR scheme has legally lapsed, as the BDA failed to pass land acquisition awards within the required five-year period; second, that the wrong acquisition law is being applied; and third, that the state's recently announced "five-option" compensation package is both unlawful and discriminatory.
According to the farmers quoted in the report, the PRR scheme, approved in 2007, automatically lapsed under Section 27 of the BDA Act, 1976, because the BDA failed to pass land acquisition awards within the required five-year period. They argue that any attempt to continue land acquisition under this lapsed scheme is unconstitutional and contradicts established legal precedent.
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SIT formed to probe second sexual assault case against expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe a second case of sexual assault against expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, police officials said on Friday.
The SIT will be led by G Poonguzhali, Assistant Inspector General at the Police Headquarters.
The team also includes a DSP rank officer and sub-inspectors, officials added.
The second sexual assault complaint was received by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, which it forwarded to the state police chief.
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Following this, the Crime Branch registered a case and launched an investigation.
Crime Branch officials said the email complaint contained only the sender's email ID and no other contact details.
As part of the probe, they have sent a reply email requesting that the complainant contact them and provide her statement.
The complainant has alleged that she was sexually assaulted under the false promise of marriage, a Crime Branch official said.
However, details such as the location and date of the alleged incident are not currently available to the police.
The SIT will attempt to trace the sender of the email and record her statement, which is crucial for further investigation, the officer said.
Mamkootathil was expelled from the Congress party on Thursday after a court here rejected his anticipatory bail petition in another rape case.
Police said he is currently absconding, and a manhunt is underway in Kerala and neighbouring states.
