Karnataka’s Bidadi Township project and the land acquisition dispute | Explained
The Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township project has become a source of intense political conflict and public unrest in Karnataka. Recent protests by farmers against land acquisition have turned violent, prompting the Chief Minister to reconsider the project's implementation.
The story so far: The Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT), popularly known as Bidadi Township Project, has emerged as a contentious issue in Karnataka, with hundreds of farmers staging protests against it, and one such recent instance even turning violent. It has also sparked a political standoff between two prominent Vokkaliga leaders in the State: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy.
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