BENGALURU: Amid the flood-like situation in Bengaluru, Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Friday hit back at Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and demanded a white paper on the encroachment of lakes and rajakaluve in the city.
Speaking to reporters, Kumaraswamy said, “Let the CM speak whatever he wants about Congress. Let him speak responsibly while talking about me. He said that it is better to speak carefully. I had made a plan with an estimate of Rs 6,000 crore for the Peripheral Ring Road. It is Rs 22,000 crore today. This is the achievement of the Congress and BJP.”
He demanded that Chief Minister Bommai issue a white paper on who has encroached on lakes and rajakaluves in Bengaluru.
“Thousands of crores of rupees have been allocated for the development of rajakaluves has been taken. The Chief Minister says that money has been released. So to whom did the money go? If you have the courage, reveal the names of the wrong-doers. People should know who are encroaching upon lakes and rajakaluves in Bengaluru. Their only achievement was setting fire to the BBMP office where the documents were stored. ” he remarked.
Kumaraswamy said the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was in the hands of the BJP and the entire state knows what the ruling party did. The former CM challenged the government to release documents related to alleged illegalities during his two terms. “If it is revealed that I have helped land-grabbers, I will retire from politics,” he said . (ANI)