Governor Gehlot seeks report on Arkavati 'redo' land denotification case
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot has written to the state government, asking for the submission of the Kempanna Commission report and relevant documents related to the alleged illegal denotification of Arkavati Layout land during Siddaramaiah's tenure as Chief Minister.
The case dates back to 2013-18, when Siddaramaiah allegedly denotified 540 acres of land, acquired by the Bengaluru Development Authority, under the guise of 'Redo.' The accusation was raised by then-opposition leader Jagadish Shettar during an assembly session, leading to a clash between the government and opposition.
In response to the allegations, a commission led by Justice H.S. Kempanna was set up in August 2014 to investigate the denotification of 983 acres of land between 2004 and 2014. The Kempanna Commission submitted a 1,861-page report in August 2017 to the then Chief Secretary Subhash Chandra Kunthiari, which was later discussed in a cabinet meeting.
Siddaramaiah had claimed that the report cleared him of any wrongdoing. The succeeding BJP government did not pursue the matter further. However, Governor Gehlot's recent letter to Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh has reignited political discussions. The Bengaluru Urban Development Department submitted the report on September 11 to Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
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DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania
Vilnius (AP/PTI): A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital.
The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a “DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport.”
It posted on the social platform X that city services including a fire truck were on site.
DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, did not immediately return a call for comment.
