Janata Dal (Secular) leader and MLA H.D. Revanna has urged Hassan district administration to retain the land earmarked for IIT on the outskirts of Hassan city. Any attempt to take up any other project in the said land would not be tolerated, he said at a press conference in Hassan on Saturday.
An extent of 1,057 acres had been earmarked for an IIT. Efforts were being made to develop an industrial layout on the said land. “If you cannot bring an IIT to the city, leave it. We will bring it when we come to power. But do not take up any other project on the land”, he said referring to the State government.
Further, he said there had been an effort to develop an industrial layout in five packages. There had been corruption in the tender process. “If an inquiry is ordered into the deal, I am prepared to provide documents”, he said.
The MLA also alleged large-scale corruption in developing a residential layout by Hassan Urban Development Authority. There had been a transaction to the tune of ₹100 crore. The amount had been shared by people from the state-level to local offices, he said.
