<p>The State government was forced to withdraw the Karnataka Tank Development Authority Bill, 2014, within hours of introducing it on Monday afternoon. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The bill, presented by the minister for Minor Irrigation Shivaraj Tangadagi, was flayed by the Opposition and Congress MLAs for being ‘incomplete’ and ‘hasty.’<br /><br />Congress MLA K R Ramesh Kumar disputed the title of the bill itself and said it should be renamed as the Karnataka Tank Protection Authority bill. <br /><br />“Do you intend to allow construction of a five star hotel in these tank beds and call it development?” he said. <br /><br />The BJP members said the bill had several ambiguities pertaining to the fate of tanks in other municipalities. <br /><br />“While the bill does not consider the tanks under BBMP and BDA jurisdiction, what about those that are under other municipalities and urban areas,” BJP MLA K G Bopaiah asked.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The State government was forced to withdraw the Karnataka Tank Development Authority Bill, 2014, within hours of introducing it on Monday afternoon. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The bill, presented by the minister for Minor Irrigation Shivaraj Tangadagi, was flayed by the Opposition and Congress MLAs for being ‘incomplete’ and ‘hasty.’<br /><br />Congress MLA K R Ramesh Kumar disputed the title of the bill itself and said it should be renamed as the Karnataka Tank Protection Authority bill. <br /><br />“Do you intend to allow construction of a five star hotel in these tank beds and call it development?” he said. <br /><br />The BJP members said the bill had several ambiguities pertaining to the fate of tanks in other municipalities. <br /><br />“While the bill does not consider the tanks under BBMP and BDA jurisdiction, what about those that are under other municipalities and urban areas,” BJP MLA K G Bopaiah asked.<br /><br /></p>
