The BJP in Karnataka on Sunday, 9 June 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 BS 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.