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Written By murali772 - 24 October, 2012
Bangalore governance Corruption Transparency Real Estate Media Reports land-grabbing
The Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) has registered an FIR against Deputy Chief Minister R Ashoka for granting four acres of bagair hukum land each to Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy and his wife K Prabha in Somanhalli village of Uttarahalli hobli.
The couple had applied for the land in 1999 which was allotted to them in 2004 by Ashoka, who, as a legislator headed the bagair hukum land grant committee of Uttarahalli constituency.
In the month of May, the allotment was cancelled on the ground that the allottees had furnished false information to the committee. Deccan Herald had broken the story about how Venkatesh Murthy had declared himself as a landless farm labourer while his wife K Prabha had suppressed the fact that she was Venkatesh Murthy’s wife, instead retained her status as the daughter of Kenchappa even after 16 years of marriage.
Based on the report, the BMTF registered a case of cheating against Mayor and his wife, and subsequently served a notice on Ashoka for making frivolous recommendations. When Ashoka did not depose before the investigating officer of BMTF, a case was registered against Ashoka and two other corporators.
For the full report in the Deccan Herald, click here
The question that arises is how can a Home Minister (and Deputy Chief Minister, to boot) continue in the position when an FIR has been filed against him by the department reporting to him? The malafides of his actions are obvious (and, not confined just to this matter; in fact, the question could as well be as to which of the scams related to the city/ state is he not linked with?), and that's obviously why he is playing truant.
Isn't it time the Civil Society demanded that he steps down?
Muralidhar Rao
COMMENTS
murali772 - 26 October, 2012 - 08:36
@ psaram42 - Such instances have become so common place in the country that, I admit, people have become inclined to think that it is after all no big a deal. But, the entire purpose of this blog group is to try and change that mindset amongst the people, and in turn to get them demand from the public servants that they change their ways too. As such, while your comment may be ok for a gossip or time-pass site, I would like to submit that you are not helping our cause any, but on the contrary only just helping to perpetuate the status quo.
Whatever, I consider the matter serious enough to want to shoot off a letter to the CM demanding that Mr Ashok be asked to step down. I expect I have the support of RAAG.
srinidhi - 26 October, 2012 - 09:50
..and yes we demand the removal of the central govt law minister too..
and they will come back saying like what AMbica Soni did.."If you only keep asking for resignations, then how will the government work?"
Doesnt it sound like its time for a major upheaval?
That question mark was Missing
psaram42 - 28 October, 2012 - 03:04
That question mark was missing. Murali sir. Do you really think I am wasting my time on Praja site to gossip? A Very unfair remark I feel!
psaram42 - 28 October, 2012 - 04:05
All three nodes of our civic triangle viz
1. law makers
2. enforcement wing
3. and judiciary
are weak with increasing laxity and or corruption.
Compare this with the USA.
“Former McKinsey head Rajat Gupta was on Wednesday sentenced by a New York court to two years in prison and a $5 million fine following his conviction on charges of insider trading. US district judge Jed Rakoff said the proof against him was “not only overwhelming, it was disgusting”. What Gupta did was the “functional equivalent of stabbing Goldman in the back, the judge said.”
For the times of India report click here. [1]
Should praja file a complaint with the judiciary too?
psaram42 - 27 October, 2012 - 04:42
Filing an FIR is no big deal?
Bangalore, Oct 23, 2012: A complaint against Deputy Chief Minister R. Ashok has been registered with the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) police station for alleged irregularities in the allotment of bagair hukum land to mayor D Venkatesh Murthy. For this report Click here [1]
Almost all papers including TOI, Hindu and other media have reported this hot news. For the TOI report Click here. [2]
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