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Won’t deny there is corruption in department, says Minister

A long-held experience of the common man in dealing with revenue officials was admitted by Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Wednesday as he acknowledged that there is corruption in his department. In a number of cases, officers have colluded in creating fake documents that will enable encroachment of gomala land.” His comments in the Legislative Council came in response to a question posed by Congress member Yathindra Siddaramaiah, who had asked about bagair hukum cultivation and delay in providing khata for farmers who have received cultivating certificate owing to corruption. When the Leader of Opposition Chalavadi Narayanaswamy tried to point out to the allegation by the Chief Minister’s son on corruption in the lower rung of the Revenue Department, the Minister hit back at him and said: “It is not good to bring party politics here. As far as possible we are removing encroachments.” The Minister acknowledged that the officials are colluding with encroachers by creating fake documents or partial documents based on which courts orders are being obtained.

The Hindu
Corruption Minister

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