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Bidadi land acquisition illegal, farmers’ panel says, demands rollback
A farmers' panel has alleged that the proposed Bidadi Township land acquisition is illegal and has demanded that the Karnataka government withdraw its notifications and scrap the project. The report, titled 'Judgement…
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A farmers' panel has alleged that the proposed Bidadi Township land acquisition is illegal and has demanded that the Karnataka government withdraw its notifications and scrap the project. The report, titled 'Judgement of Public Hearing', was released on Friday by Samyukta Horata Karnataka and the Joint Action Committee of Farmers, and was headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice V Gopala Gowda.
The report says preliminary and final notifications for nearly 9,600 acres in Bengaluru South district were issued without legal authority, arguing that the Greater Bengaluru Development Authority lacks jurisdiction under the KUDA Act. It also claims the acquisition ignored mandatory statutory development plans, a social impact assessment, and environmental clearance, and that it included over four lakh coconut trees and 10 lakh other trees.
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This report joins a long line of farmer protests against large land grabs, and its legal arguments are serious. But authorities often brush aside such reports, citing technicalities or development needs. The real test is whether the government will release its own environmental and social impact assessments, and whether the courts will hear this challenge quickly. If the land is truly fertile, as the report claims, the haste to acquire it invites scrutiny. The farmers' demand for a rollback is clear, but will the state respond, or will this be another report collecting dust?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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