Let BJP demand recovery of land allotted to RSS’ Rashtrotthana Parishat: M B Patil
Bengaluru: Minister for Large and Medium Industries M B Patil said that Rashtrotthana Parishat, an RSS body, hadn’t utilized five acres of land granted at Hi-Tech Defense Park for a multipurpose commercial complex. Let the BJP leaders demand for its return, he challenged. He was addressing a press-meet at Vidhan Soudha on Thursday.
"Rashtrotthana Parishat was granted the five acre land at the Hi-Tech Defense Park for a multipurpose commercial complex in 2013. They have not done anything there yet", he said.
Patil said that the RSS body had repeatedly demanded for more time in the pretext of Covid pandemic. Parishath had requested for two more years of time recently, he said. "BJP leaders Lehar Singh and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy must tell us if the land should be recovered or not", he demanded.
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Shedding light on other irregularities, M B Patil said that former Minister of Industries Murugesh Nirani had allotted 25 acres for himself at the Navanagara industrial area in Bagalkot on March 12, 2012 where he had built Thejas International School. "That was the plot reserved for an agro-tech park. When he was re-elected to the post, he acquired another 6.17 acres of land at the same location again on December 19, 2022 and then wrote himself a congratulatory letter", he said.
The Minister said that if the Chanakya University didn't use 51% of land out of 116 acres allotted by the government within June 2025, it would be recovered. "Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) had incurred a loss of 137 crore rupees by selling the land to the University for a mere 50 crores. Why hasn't Narayanaswamy complained to the Governor about this?" he questioned.
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Eight black-capped capuchin monkeys arrive at Bannerghatta zoo
Bengaluru (PTI): Bannerghatta Biological Park on Monday announced the successful import of eight black-capped capuchin monkeys from a wildlife facility in South Africa under an animal exchange programme.
The four male and four female monkeys (Sapajus apella) were imported from the Induna Primate and Parrot Park in South Africa and arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport at around 9 pm on December 14, BBP said in a statement.
The exchange, carried out under a duly approved animal exchange programme, aims to strengthen conservation initiatives, enhance genetic diversity of the captive population, promote visitor awareness, and support scientific research, the statement said.
According to BBP officials, the import was conducted in strict compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
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Prior approvals were obtained from the Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi, along with no-objection certificates from the State Chief Wildlife Warden, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.
Import permits were also secured from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Department of Animal Husbandry, officials said.
"All animals were inspected and quarantined in South Africa as per the prescribed guidelines. In addition, advance no-objection certificates were obtained from the Animal Quarantine Services before importation," the statement said.
Upon arrival, the capuchins were placed in a designated quarantine facility and will undergo post-import health checks before being moved to the zoo premises for public display, officials said.
"This initiative underscores Bannerghatta Biological Park’s continued commitment to global conservation collaboration, scientific animal management, and compliance with national and international wildlife regulations," the statement added.
The exchange programme further strengthens BBP’s role in promoting best practices in ex-situ conservation and wildlife education.
