BENGALURU: Karnataka Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka on Tuesday alleged that the Congress-led government has set a bad precedent by deciding to construct houses for land encroachers, thereby encouraging the land mafia.
“Providing houses to encroachers could lead to the creation of mini Pakistan, ” he warned.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, he said a solid waste management unit was planned at the site for Rs 100 crore.
He said Survey No. 99 comprises nine acres of rocky land that later became a stone quarry and was subsequently identified for waste disposal.
He claimed that while it was being said that residents who are Muslims had been living there for 20 years, Google Maps imagery from 2023 showed the area was waterlogged and vacant, with no habitation.