<p>A team of 25 officials began the raids at around 7 am and continued the raid till 10 am. The officials have seized several documents pertaining to property and revenue generated from various sources.<br /><br />A three-time MLA from the Congress representing the Channapatna Assembly constituency, Yogeeshwara recently quit the Congress and joined the BJP. <br /><br />He is likely to be the BJP candidate for Channapatna Assembly by-polls scheduled on August 8. <br /><br />During the last general elections, he contested on a BJP ticket from Bangalore Rural and tasted the defeat at the hands of former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy.<br /><br />A big bungalow on 5th Cross at Channapatna, a house at his native village Chekkere, a garment factory in his brother’s name at Chekkere and Mega City Developers’ office at Sheshgirihalli, a Fashion Forum of India on Mysore Road, a flat at Padmanabhanagar in Bangalore and an office at Kengal Hanumantharaya Road were raided.<br /><br />It is said that 500 acres to 600 acres of land for the Mega City Project, 7 acres to 8 acres land at Chekkere village and a huge bungalow are in the name of his brother C P Rajesh, while garment factory at Channapatna, huge office premises taken on lease by paying Rs two crore on Double Road in Bangalore belongs to Yogeeshwara.<br /></p>
<p>A team of 25 officials began the raids at around 7 am and continued the raid till 10 am. The officials have seized several documents pertaining to property and revenue generated from various sources.<br /><br />A three-time MLA from the Congress representing the Channapatna Assembly constituency, Yogeeshwara recently quit the Congress and joined the BJP. <br /><br />He is likely to be the BJP candidate for Channapatna Assembly by-polls scheduled on August 8. <br /><br />During the last general elections, he contested on a BJP ticket from Bangalore Rural and tasted the defeat at the hands of former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy.<br /><br />A big bungalow on 5th Cross at Channapatna, a house at his native village Chekkere, a garment factory in his brother’s name at Chekkere and Mega City Developers’ office at Sheshgirihalli, a Fashion Forum of India on Mysore Road, a flat at Padmanabhanagar in Bangalore and an office at Kengal Hanumantharaya Road were raided.<br /><br />It is said that 500 acres to 600 acres of land for the Mega City Project, 7 acres to 8 acres land at Chekkere village and a huge bungalow are in the name of his brother C P Rajesh, while garment factory at Channapatna, huge office premises taken on lease by paying Rs two crore on Double Road in Bangalore belongs to Yogeeshwara.<br /></p>
