JD(S) raises MIC project in Assembly

Bangalore, June 18 (UNI) Janata Dal (Secular) Legislative Party tonight decided to utilise the Legislative Session, beginning tomorrow, to reveal all the details about controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project to the public.

A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting chaired by former Prime Minister and JD (S) national president H D Deve Gowda and attended by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, party state President M P Prakash and party legislators here.

Briefing newspersons after the meeting, Mr Prakash said it was also decided not to bring the Bill as proposed but instead reveal its its to the public right from the beginning.

''The Party's stand was that the interests of the farmers should be protected and for this purpose all the details of the bill will be made public. The question about introducing the Bill was not discussed in the meeting. The Meeting discussed only about what should be the party's stand on the BMIC project.'' Mr Kumaraswamy said, ''I dont want to discuss about BMIC issue.

The Session starts tomorrow and we have decided to reveal the details about the project.'' Replying to a question about the BJP sticking to its stand that excess land allotted to BMIC should be taken back and returned to the farmers, he said ''It was not possible to take back the land allotted and distribute back to the farmers as per law.'' About possibility of the JD(S) and the BJP Coordination Committee meeting about the issue before the beginning of the session, Mr Kumaraswamy said the date will be decided after discussions with the BJP.

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