Newskarnataka – Belthangady

Belthangady: The Nagarika Seva Trust (NST) has accused Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari, Sri Kshetra, Dharmasthala of illegally owning acres of land. The Trust has said that CM Siddaramaiah has ordered a probe into the same.

The trust has also accused Heggade of violating the Karnataka Land Reforms Act.

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K Somanath Nayak, President of NST said that the Trust would file a PIL if the Revenue Department fails to hold an unbiased and efficient probe in this regard. He also released the documents to support the allegation made by the trust.

“In 1974-75, Dr Heggade had declared his assets. He had furnished a revised declaration in 1992 in which several key factors were hidden. However, based on the second declaration, the Belthangady Land Tribunal had given verdict in his favour,” Nayak  added.

Adding to the details he said that though the Land Reforms Act provides no room for conversion and sale of land before the verdict of the Land Tribunal is pronounced, Dr Heggade has both converted as well as sold portions of land for which there are proofs.