The State Government on Tuesday came under intense pressure to withdraw the trust entrusted to set up an experiential centre called ‘Experience Bengaluru’ in the precincts of the now defunct Mysore Lamps here. Instead, legislators argued that the land in the heart of the city could be used to construct a high class medical facility.
Cutting across party lines, the legislators urged the Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani to withdraw the trust even as the Minister tried to convince the members that the land will not be handed over to the trust. The Minister also said that he was not adamant in going ahead with the trust and was open for discussion.
However, members from all the parties read out the content of the documents involved in the trust formation, and suspected that the trust could misuse the properties of Mysore Lamps, including 21 acres in Malleswaram, that is worth over ₹1,000 crore. Janata Dal (Secular) member K.A. Thippeswamy sought to know how the Government would handle over ₹592 crore, including ₹292 crore to the Government, dues that the defunct company owns.
