Bengaluru: As per the directions of High Court of Karnataka, a team of officials led by Ramnagar Deputy Commissioner Yeshwanth Gurukar on Tuesday began markings in various survey numbers at Kethaganahalli near Bidadi of Ramnagar district to reclaim government lands spread across in various survey numbers.
The markings by revenue officials includes lands belonging to former Chief Minister and Union Minister of Large and Medium Scale Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy, his brother-in-law and Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha member Dr C.N. Manjunath, and their relatives in survey numbers of 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 79 at Kethaganahalli.
Dr C.N. Manjunath represents Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha seat and Kethaganahalli falls under his parliamentary seat while H.D. Kumaraswamy belonging to Janata Dal Secular represents the Mandya Lok Sabha seat. JDS is part of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Prior to embarking on markings to fence the evicted lands at Kethaganahalli, Ramnagar…