Former minister and senior Congress leader Kagodu Thimmappa has urged the State Government to clear the bagairhukum applications, seeking grant of land without much delay. He also appealed to the government to accept fresh applications for land.
Mr. Thimmappa spoke after accepting felicitation for being conferred the D. Devaraj Urs award in a programme in Shivamogga on Saturday. He said, “The government should form committees to grant land as soon as possible. The legislators should hold the meetings and clear the applications. The MLAs should hold the meetings at least once a week. I issued guidelines on clearing the applications when I was minister for the Revenue Department. The legislators and officers should exhibit commitment to giving land to the landless.”
The former minister suggested another opportunity for the bagairhukum cultivators to apply for the land grant. “Give them time for three or six months to submit applications”, he said.
