HDK to tour villages along NICE stretch, meet affected families from October 2
Mr. Kumaraswamy interacted with farmers who lost their land for the NICE project and received their representations. He promised the farmers that he would fight against the project.
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has announced his plans to tour villages along the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) Road and meet with all families affected by the project starting from October 2. During his interaction with impacted farmers, Kumaraswamy expressed his intention to fight against the project. Addressing the media, he highlighted that the court had observed the NICE Road toll collection to be illegal, but the state government has not addressed the issue.
Kumaraswamy and former CM H.D. Deve Gowda had written to the Chief Minister about the NICE toll collection, but they have yet to receive a response. The minister criticized the government for protecting the project's promoter, Ashok Kheny, even after the High Court had made strong observations about the NICE project. Kumaraswamy vowed to visit all villages from Madavara to Electronics City along the NICE stretch and speak with the affected families.
He also mentioned that if the government's stance remains unchanged after his village visits, he will decide on his next steps to protest the issue. Kumaraswamy also promised to present a detailed account of the project's past developments and the modifications made to the initial framework agreement.
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