I have been made party in writ petition related to BMIC in Supreme Court, says Deve Gowda

Expressing regret that helium was being forced to wage a lawyer’s interest to combat cases successful tribunal astatine his age, erstwhile Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda connected Wednesday said that helium had been made a enactment successful a writ petition linked to the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Project filed successful Supreme Court.

Speaking to reporters here, helium said that too him, the State Government and immoderate farmers person besides been made parties successful the petition. “Even astatine my age, I americium compelled to wage a lawyer’s fee. Around ₹55 lakh is paid to ineligible consultants to grip NICE matters by the State government. Despite the beingness of Advocate General and ineligible advisers, different ineligible advisor has been appointed specifically for the NICE issue,” helium said.

The erstwhile Prime Minister said, “(Chief Minister) Siddaramaiah was the Finance Minister erstwhile I was the Chief Minister. The BMIC task had the concurrence of the Finance Department, and a Memorandum of Understanding was signed. Mr. Siddaramaiah is afloat alert of each the details of that agreement”.