A day after Union Heavy Industries and Metal Minister H D Kumaraswamy dubbed the Khata conversion scheme launched in Bengaluru metropolis limits as an ‘extortion scheme’, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D Ok Shivakumar slammed the Janata Dal (Secular) chief.
Responding to media queries on Sunday, Shivakumar stated that the scheme was solely meant to regularise websites and was not a transfer to regularise unauthorised building. “Kumaraswamy shouldn’t be educated. He doesn’t have fundamental widespread sense,” he stated.
Blaming the BJP authorities between 2008-2013 for issuing B-Khatas, he stated that the Congress authorities launched the conversion scheme to assist folks. “To provide a assure to these folks (who’ve B-Khatas), what is going to you do? So a lot of them have homes. We’re giving all services to them,” he stated, defending the scheme launched earlier this month.
Beneath the scheme launched within the Higher Bengaluru Authority limits, individuals who have B-Khata websites can get them transformed to A-Khata by making use of on-line and submitting the required paperwork. The candidates should pay 5 per cent of the steerage worth of the land to the federal government to regularise the websites.
“I’m asking him (Kumaraswamy) to come back for a debate. He’s not coming,” Shivakumar stated, accusing Kumaraswamy of shying away from a public debate over the problem.
At a information convention held on Saturday, the Union minister had described the conversion scheme as “nothing however an extortion scheme designed to loot cash,” and requested residents of Bengaluru to not pay cash for Khata conversion.
With the conversion scheme anticipated to final just for 100 days, after which the federal government is prone to enhance the conversion payment, Kumaraswamy had requested the residents of town to not panic. “In two years, when our alliance authorities comes, we are going to guarantee Khata conversion within the easiest and best method, with none monetary burden on you. Already, persons are struggling to repay loans on property. Don’t as soon as once more borrow lakhs of rupees simply to get an A Khata completed. Don’t fall into one other debt lure,” he stated, accusing the Congress authorities of charging exorbitant charges for Khata conversion.