Addressing a press meet, Bharath said that the 20 acres of land allocated to retired Major S P Machaiah has been encroached by some vested people. Similarly, several such paisari land alloted for ex-servicemen were encroached.
“A mass protest will be organised jointly by the Jaya Karnataka Organisation and ex-servicemen in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, if the authorities fail to recover the encroached land with 15 days,” he warned.
Kodagu District Ex-servicemen Association President Chendrimada Nanjappa said that there are about 18,000 ex-servicemen in Kodagu district. Politicians too worked hand in glove to grab the paisari land, which was reserved for ex-servicemen, he charged.
Ex-servicemen Association former president Pugdera Nanda, former director Machaiah, Jaya Karnataka Organisation Town Committee president Mandetira Anil, taluk convener Praveen Poojari, Pradeep Rai and others were present.
(Published 22 October 2009, 18:31 IST)
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