Even as the BJP in Karnataka is yet to shake off the taint of scams that cost former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa his job, another allegation targeting one of the party’s Lok Sabha candidates has come to light. In the crosshairs this time is former labour minister BN Bache Gowda, who is contesting the Chikkaballapur seat. An official inquiry committee has accused Gowda and his relatives, who belong to the dominant Vokkaliga caste, of illegally acquiring 200 acres earmarked for Dalits under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, better known as the PTCL Act
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 11:30:00 +0000
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