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Leaders of immoderate farmers associations person complained that the erstwhile Minister S.S. Mallikarjun is trying to forcibly get farmland for immoderate concern projects successful Vijayapura district.
General caput of Akhand Karnataka Raitha Sangha Aravind Kulkarni and Ravindragouda Patil told reporters successful Vijayapura connected Tuesday that farmers are suffering arsenic they fearfulness nonaccomplishment of fertile land.
“Mr. Mallikarjun is utilizing undue power implicit officers to snatch 66 acres of farmland of 12 farmers successful Lingadalli and Kambagi villages successful Vijayapura district. He has directed officers to unit farmers to portion with their land. We are not opposed to industrialisation of Vijayapura district,” Mr. Kulkarni said.
“But, it should beryllium done wrong the model of laws and farmers should get owed compensation. Indian Cane Power Ltd. owned by Mr. Mallikarjun is trying to acceptable up sweetener factories by forcibly taking implicit farmland,” Mr. Kulkarni said.
He said that complaints by Mr. Patil and different farmers to officers person not been acted upon.
Mr. Kulkarni and Mr. Patil sought involution by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar successful the matter.
Meanwhile, an email sent to Indian Cane Power Ltd. seeking a absorption to the complaint has not fetched immoderate effect truthful far.
