Mallikarjun Kharge’s son gives up ‘ownership’ of land amid MUDA row [Video]

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Rahul Kharge on Sunday wrote to the CEO of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), seeking cancellation of the ownership of the five-acre plot allotted to the Siddhartha Vihar Trust.

In a letter to KIADB CEO, Rahul Kharge, who is also the Chairman of Siddhartha Vihar Trust, wrote: “We withdraw our proposal and request the board to cancel the allotment of CA site requested for the multiple skill development centre and research centre.”

“The board may accept it as a voluntary surrender of the CA site as per Clause 8 of the allotment letter,” he wrote further in the letter dated September 20, 2024.

Rahul Kharge’s surrender of the land assumes importance as it comes against the backdrop of MUDA land scam heat. It also comes close on the heels of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah returning the controversial MUDA land allotment, which had drawn criticism …