JSW land deal: BJP to gherao CM’s home office

BENGALURU: Intensifying its protest against state government’s decision to sell out 3,667 acres of leased land to JSW Steel, the state BJP leaders led by B S Yeddyurappa will gheroa chief minister H D Kumaraswamy’s home office Krishna on Sunday.
BJP has already been on a day and night protest since Friday opposing the JSW Steel land deal and it will end it with the gheroa. All BJP MLAs and MPs would participate in the protest, said a release from BJP.
Owing to the opposition, the state government has already decided to refer the decision to a cabinet sub committee for a review.
“It’s an eye wash. We want to the decision to be withdawn once for all. Let them continue the lease agreement..we don’t have any objection,” Yeddyurappa said.
Home minister M B Patil accused the BJP of politicking on the issue. “The land was given to Jindal when Yeddyurappa was in power. Now they are opposing it due to political reasons,” he said while warning that if such opposition persists no industry would come to Karnataka.