On the sixth day of indefinite agitation in front of the office of Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited (KNNL) in Dharwad on Monday, the members of Raita Sena Karnataka (RSK) accused the previous regime headed by BJP of misleading farmers and floating bogus tenders for Kalasa Banduri Nala project.
Speaking to mediapersons at the protest site on the sixth day of agitation on Monday, State president of Raita Sena Veeresh Sobaradmath alleged that at the end of their rule, the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government had cheated farmers by claiming approval for Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the project. The government had also floated a ‘bogus’ tender worth ₹947 crore for the project just to cheat the farmers during the general Assembly elections, he alleged.
However despite all tall claims by BJP, the project was yet to take off as the environmental clearance for it had not been given yet and objections had been raised over giving clearance over the issue of Tiger corridor passing through the project area. Mr. Sobaradmath even claimed that a Single Judge Bench of Bombay High Court had issued a stay on the project.
