Rajajinagar MLA S Suresh Kumar walks out of assembly over delays in Kempegowda Layout

Bengaluru: Rajajinagar MLA S Suresh Kumar walked out of a committee meeting on Thursday, slamming Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) officials for failing to provide basic amenities in the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout, despite collecting full payments from allottees nearly a decade ago.

The Legislative Assembly's Petition Committee has held 11 meetings over three years to review the layout’s progress, but little has changed.

"Even after all these years, site owners cannot build homes due to the lack of basic infrastructure. We have seen five different BDA commissioners make empty promises. The initial deadline was December 2023, then extended by a year, and now by two more months. Yet, there’s no clear answer on when facilities will be provided,” Kumar, who is also the member of the committee on petitions, said after walking out.

He also criticised the BDA for failing to meet its promise of providing infrastructure within two years of allotment. “There are no streetlights, electricity, or drinking water supply, yet the BDA is charging Rs 31,000 as a road-cutting fee. This must be withdrawn,” he demanded.