The sale took place in spite of the CM's assurance that the family had surrendered all government land given to it. The denotified land, whose sale deed was registered on November 22, was sold to South West Mining Ltd.
The sale comprises two parcels of land of 21,780 sq ft (20 guntas) each. One was owned by Yeddyurappa's younger son B Y Vijayendra and son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar. The CM's elder son and MP B Y Raghavendra owned the other plot.
The family had purchased both these properties from former minister and MLA Ess En Krisshnaiah Setty on March 22, 2006 and April 21, 2006, respectively. The property was first denotified in 2008 and later converted from agricultural to residential land.
When the CM's family purchased these lands, they were with the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). But, in clear violation of BDA rules, 40 guntas of the land were sold by Setty to CM's sons and son-in-law. The transaction happened when Yeddyurappa was the deputy CM and finance minister during the JD(S)-BJP coalition government.
According to the Karnataka Land Transfer Restriction Act, 1991, transfer, alienation or mortgage of land notified by the BDA is a criminal offence, which attracts a minimum imprisonment of three years. Yet, on November 3, 2008, the CM issued an order denotifying the land.
On Saturday, former CM and JD(S) chief H D Kumaraswamy had alleged, "South West Mining Ltd had deposited Rs 20 crore into the bank accounts of the CM's sons and son-in-law for granting a mining lease to the company." However, the CM quickly rebutted the allegation, saying his family had received the money after selling land in Bangalore.SOURCES : Times Of India
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