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Karnataka minister rejects land grabbing charge

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Press Trust of India Bengaluru
Last Updated : Sep 19 2018 | 9:35 PM IST

Karnataka PWD minister and chiefminister H D Kumaraswamy's brother, H D Revanna, Wednesday rejected allegations that he had grabbed over 54 acres of government land and demanded that the matter be probed.

Former Congress minister A Manju has accused members of Revanna's family of grabbing the governmentland spread over various survey numbers in Somanahalli Kavalvillage in Hassan district.

He alleged that fake documents were created for the purpose.

Countering the allegation, Revanna asserted that thegovernment should immediately take possession of the land if there was anything wrong in it.

"Whoever has done it, whether be it Revanna or his familymembers, the government should immediately take possession of the government land," Revanna told reporters.

Revanna said Manju was a minister in the Siddaramaiahgovernment and now he was "makingsome allegations."

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First Published: Sep 19 2018 | 9:35 PM IST

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