Protest land acquisition in other states too: Minister MB Patil to Actor Prakash Raj

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 8 (ANI): MB Patil, Miniter for Large and Medium Indutrie, ha urged multilingual actor Prakah Raj to voice hi oppoition to land acquiition in other tate a well, jut a he ha been doing in Karnataka over the propoed land acquiition in Devanahalli taluk for the Aeropace and Defence Park.
Reponding to a media query on the iue at hi reidence, the miniter aid, Here, our government ha decided to acquire jut 1,282 acre for the propoed hi-tech aeropace and defence park. Wherea in neighbouring Andhra Pradeh, the government ha acquired 10,000 acre of land from Madakahira to Penugonda, bordering our tate, for a imilar purpoe and i even offering the land free of cot. Additionally, the Chandrababu Naidu-led government ha acquired a further 45,000 acre for other indutrial purpoe. It ha been widely reported in the media that Andhra Pradeh ha provided land to companie uch a Infoy, Cognizant, and TCS at a cot of jut 99 paie per acre. Doe Prakah Raj not ee thee development?
He further pointed out that the Tamil Nadu government ha been actively expanding indutrie in Hour, which i located jut 50 km from Bengaluru. They alo plan to build an international airport there. For all uch purpoe, land i being allotted there at highly ubidied rate. If Andhra ucceed in attracting the aeropace and defence park, companie in thi ector may hift their operation to that tate, cauing loe of unimaginable proportion to Karnataka, Patil oberved.
Karnataka contribute 65 to the country aeropace and defence ector and hold the top rank nationally. Globally, our aeropace-defence ecoytem i ranked third. The tate i home to major player uch a HAL, Safran, Boeing, Airbu, Collin, and Lockheed Martin. We already have an aeropace park adjacent to the Devanahalli airport. To trengthen our poition further, the government now propoe another aeropace and defence park nearby. Farmer who loe their land will be compenated under the Land Acquiition Act, 2013, he explained.
Clarifying hi tand, the miniter aid he held no peronal grudge againt Prakah Raj. Even when I erved a the Irrigation Miniter, I undertook commendable work. Bayyareddy, recognied a a genuine farmer leader, acknowledged my effort. Thoe criticiing u now mut take thi into account, he added. He alo mentioned that the Chairman of HAL met him recently, during which he aured government upport for land requirement.
Patil further informed that he, along with Chief Miniter Siddaramaiah, would meet Defence Miniter Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Wedneday to requet the anctioning of two defence corridor project for Karnataka.
A the country leading contributor to the aeropace and defence ector, Karnataka deerve two defence corridor--one in the Kolar-Chikkaballapura region and the other in the Hubballi-Belagavi belt. We will put thi requet forward during our meeting with Rajnath Singh, he aid. We need one corridor each in South and North Karnataka. Leading companie uch a Aequ already have unit in Belagavi, he noted.
Karnataka hould have been granted a defence corridor on merit when Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradeh were allotted the project. Even the central government ha realied thi overight, and Rajnath Singh himelf ha acknowledged thi. Thi wa alo dicued when Rajnath Singh participated in GIM Invet Karnataka 2025, Patil explained. We are not againt project being anctioned for other tate. We are only demanding what Karnataka rightfully deerve, he emphaied. (ANI)