The New Indian Express 26.11.2010
Many developers have illegal buildings: Nagaraj
Nagaraj said the case of Adarsh Developers - in news for allegedly getting largesse from Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa - was one of the many such cases. He said Adarsh Developers had encroached one acre and four guntas of ake land to provide civic amenities. Further, he said Honeywell Software too had encroached land in Devarbeesanahalli.
The Opposition leader lambasted Yeddyurappa for land scams in the city. He said Adarsh Developers had encroached land at the behest of the chief minister’s office. He said the CM and many others had favoured the land mafia.
Nagaraj said such irregularities, which had the backing of high offices, were depriving the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) of revenue. He added that the BBMP had still not acquired the right to issue occupancy certificates, which had resulted in loss of more than `400 crore. Further, he alleged that work codes worth `2,400 crore had been given illegally and bills were generated even though no work had taken place.
He threatened to disrupt the council’s sessions over the issue and added that the cases must be handed over to Lokayukta to bring out the truth.
