The story so far...
In the middle of the winter session of the State Legislature at Belagavi recently, a meeting between Urban Development Minister B.S. (Byrathi) Suresh and Animal Husbandry Minister K. Venkatesh went almost unnoticed. A social media post by Suresh later gave away a proposal of an integrated township at Kunigal in Tumakuru district. The plan on a township in Kunigal, about 70 kms from Bengaluru, would have been a welcome move in other circumstances as it would boost the development of the town. What, however, has riled the locals and racing enthusiasts was the proposal to have it in place of the historic Kunigal Stud Farm despite large tracts of government land being available elsewhere in the taluk.
