Govt will reconsider decision on sale of land to JSW Steel: HDK
Team Udayavani, Jun 12, 2019, 11:54 AM IST
Bengaluru: Caught in a row over the controversial Jindal Steel land deal, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said the government’s decision on sale of 3,667 acres toJSWSteelin Ballari will be reconsidered and placed before the cabinet once again for discussion.
“I have discussed about the sale of land to Jindal with deputy chief minister G Parameshwara and Industries minister K J George. I have instructed to reconsider it and place it before the cabinet once again for discussion,” Kumaraswamy tweeted.
ಜಿಂದಾಲ್ ಗೆ ಭೂಮಿ ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಷಯದ ಕುರಿತು ಇಂದು ಉಪಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @DrParameshwara ಹಾಗೂ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕಾ ಸಚಿವ @thekjgeorge ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಈ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಮರುಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಸಂಪುಟ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚೆಗಾಗಿ ಪುನಃ ಮಂಡಿಸುವಂತೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) June 11, 2019
The Karnataka cabinet had recently decided convert the lease of 3,667 acres toJSWSteelin Ballari into sale, in accordance with the initial agreement.
Opposing the move, state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday had alleged the ruling coalition of getting “kickback”, for the sale of land.
Accusing the government of selling the land to the company at a throwaway price, the BJP has announced that it will stage a three-day protest in Bengaluru from June 13.
Causing embarrassment to the coalition, senior Congress leader H K Patil has been opposing the sale, by writing a series of letters to the government.
He has maintained that the company had been accused of illegal mining and that it owed dues to the government and state-run Mysore Minerals Ltd.
Amid the row, JSWSteelchairman and managing director Sajjan Jindal had Saturday said, the company never does anything “illegal” or “disadvantage” the people of Karnataka.
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