The final report of Joint Legislature Committee conducting a probe into Government land encroachment in Bangalore urban district, has, on Friday, thrown up more big names.
Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha,yesteryear star, Vyjjayanthimala, noted film distributor and former chairman of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce H D Gangaraju and Dr Victor Lobo, are among those who figure in list of 46,000 encroachers in the report. However, the copy of the comprehensive report of the Committee has not been made available to media.
The report alleges that companies including L&T, Jindal, IBM computers, Bagemane tech park, Salarpuriya developers, Mantri developers, Kotekal apartments, Purvankara have encroached government land along with religious institutions like Omkar Ashram and Beli Mutt.
Vokkaligara Sangha has alleged to have encroached upon 26.20 acre Government land in Srighanda Kaval in Bangalore north taluk. The Sangha has constructed an educational institution and a student hostel on the land, the value of which, as quoted in the report, is whopping Rs 50 crore.
The report, prepared by the Committee headed by A T Ramaswamy, also state that Siddharth, son-in-law of former CM and Maharastra Governor S M Krishna, has encroached up on 1.12 acre of Byrasandra lake in the name of rejuvenating it.
The joint house committee has said that L&T company has been allegedly illegally doing quarry on 38.03 acre land in Tavarekere hobli. The committee has recommended legal action against the company.
Film distributor Gangaraju has allegedly encroached seven guntas in Pillahalli in Dasanapura hobli, 21 guntas in Vaderahalli and 21 guntas in B M Kaval and yesteryear star Vyjjayanthimala had encroached 2.20 acre Government land in Vibhutipura, constructed an apartment and sold it, according to the report.
Adichunchanagiri Mutt has encroached nearly 10 acre land in Kengeri, 5.20 acre in Ramohalli and 3.05 acre in Laggere. Similarly, Art of Living has encroached 2.27 acre in B M Kaval, 11.31 acre in Agara.