Do not own any land, home or stocks in India: Sam Pitroda dismisses allegations
Sam Pitroda has denied allegations that he illegally acquired 12.35 acres of government land in Bengaluru. BJP leader N R Ramesh has accused Pitroda of securing the land with the help of government officials and has filed a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Karnataka Lokayukta.
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Allegations Against Pitroda
Ramesh, a former councillor in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), alleged that Pitroda, along with five senior government officers, including forest department officials, illegally acquired land worth Rs 150 crore at Yelahanka in Bengaluru.
According to Ramesh, Pitroda registered an organisation named Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) on October 23, 1993, in Mumbai. He claimed that Pitroda requested the Karnataka State Forest Department to lease a reserve forest area for research and conservation of medicinal herbal plants.
The department allotted five hectares (12.35 acres) of reserve forest land on a five-year lease at 'B' Block, Jarakabande Kaval near Yelahanka in 1996. The initial lease expired in 2001 and was extended for another 10 years, Ramesh alleged.
Lease Expiry and Land Reclamation Issue
The BJP leader stated that the lease granted to FRLHT expired on December 2, 2011, and was not renewed. He claimed that the Karnataka Forest Department was supposed to reclaim the land
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