Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of the Mysuru royal family has opposed a trial blast at Baby Betta in Pandavapura taluk, saying that the proposed blast site belonged to the royal family and her consent was not obtained for the blast.
Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, she took exception to the way the government was acting with regard to the properties of the royal family. “These moves (the government actions) give an impression that we are claiming others’ properties. The property where the trial blast is proposed is a settled matter way back in 1950,” she said.
Asked whether she is mulling any legal step if the district administration goes ahead with the trial blast in the said property, Ms. Wadiyar said, “We have raised our objection. If it gets addressed here itself, there is no need for us to take any further steps.”
