Kumaraswamy accuses Karnataka CM Shivakumar of illegal land purchases in BMIC project

Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy alleges that Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar, in his 2004 role as Urban Development Minister and BMICP Authority Chairman, made land purchases violating the original framework agreement. The accusation is a political salvo in an ongoing state-level dispute; no legal action or evidence has been presented yet.