A Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has lodged a complaint with the state Lokayukta against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, his son and state minister Priyank Kharge and many of their family members, accusing them of illegally acquiring public land in the state. The complaint, lodged by NR Ramesh, alleged irregularities in land allocated to the Siddhartha Vihar Trust, linked to the Kharge family, under the Congress government in the state. The charges include fraud, forgery, conspiracy to illegally acquire government land, and facilitating the unlawful appropriation of public property.
“Ramesh NR of BJP has filed a complaint with Karnataka Lokayukta against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and others, alleging land grab by the Siddhartha Vihar Trust owned by Kharge’s family,” BJP IT department chief Amit Malviya posted on X on Friday.
“The trust reportedly received free land from the Congress government, raising questions about nepotism and criminal breach of trust,” he added.
In his complaint, the BJP leader has named the Congress chief, his wife Radhabai Kharge, his son-in-law and Gulbarga lawmaker Radhakrishna Doddamani, son Priyank Kharge, another son Rahul Kharge, Karnataka minister MB Patil and IAS officer S Selvakumar, among others.
No FIR has been registered in the case so far.
“We call for a thorough investigation into the role of the individuals involved in these land deals and how the approvals were given by the authorities,” Ramesh said. Source: HT