Illegal Kapila Park Gau Shala demolished

An illegal ‘Goshala’ that was posing hurdles to acquisition of land for first-ever Indian Coast Guard Academy, was demolished by district administration in Kenjar, on the outskirts of city, on Thursday.

At District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting, held about 10 days ago, Dakshina Kannada (DK) Deputy commissioner Dr Rajendra K V had promised to evict the encroachers from the land allotted for the Academy. BJP state President Nalin Kumar Kateel, who was present in the meeting, had declared the goshala as illegal.

Prakash Shetty of Sumeda Trust, which runs Kapila Park Gau Shala in Kenjar, accused the district administration of demolishing the goshala without serving any notice. “There are 300 cattle in my goshala. Where should I find an alternative land for the cattle? The least government could have done is to provide an alternate land for the goshala,” he said.

“This cruel act of the administration and representatives is a betrayal to Hindutva and humanity. It is worse than Mughal rulers,” he declared.

'Compensation received'

Rajendra told mediapersons that the land was purchased by Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) and the original owner had also received compensation.

But the owner after receiving the compensation had sold the land to Shetty. “If the owner contacts us, we will make alternative arrangements for the cattle. The district administration will not make alternative arrangements to relocate his business,” he clarified.