Congress-JDS Coalition Received Kickbacks for Selling Iron-rich Land, Alleges Yeddyurappa3Photo© thequint.com

Congress-JDS Coalition Received Kickbacks for Selling Iron-rich Land, Alleges Yeddyurappa

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The BJP in Karnataka Sunday alleged that the Congress-JDS coalition has received "kickbacks" for selling 3,667 acres of land, having rich deposits of iron ore, to JSW steel company in Ballari district.

The comments by Karnataka BJP Chief B S Yeddyurappa have come a day after chairman and managing director of the steel giant, Sajjan Jindal said that the company never does anything "illegal" or "disadvantage" the people of the state.

"We will be holding a three-day protest in Bengaluru against government's decision to sell 3,667 acres of land to Jindal at Rs 1.22 lakh per acre," Yeddyurappa told reporters in Yadgir.