IIT dispute: Rejecting the allegations made by the Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Indian Overseas Congress President Sam Pitroda has clarified that, ‘I have no house, land or share in India.’ He described these allegations as baseless and said that he was being dragged into this dispute without any reason.
BJP leader N. R. Ramesh has alleged that Sam Pitroda has illegally occupied 12.35 acres of government land in Yalehanka, Bengaluru, along with five senior government officials including forest department officials. The price of this land has been estimated at around Rs 150 crore. In this case, former councilor of Greater Bengaluru Municipal Corporation (BBMP) Ramesh has filed a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Karnataka Lokayukta.
Sam Pitroda clarified on social media
Sam Pitroda issued a statement on the social media platform X saying, “I would like to clarify in view of the recent news going on in the Indian media that I have no property in India.” I have no house, land or share in India. He denied all the allegations against him.
Congress leader living in America gave clarification
The US -based Congress leader also clarified that he never took any salary while working with the Government of India. Whether he was with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the 1980s or Dr. “I never took any kind of salary while working with Manmohan Singh”.
A big statement was also made about corruption.
Apart from this, Sam Pitroda gave a big statement about corruption and said, ‘I want to put it on record that I have never given any bribe in my whole life nor have I ever taken any bribe. This is the ultimate truth. ‘
BJP leader accused
BJP leader N. R. Ramesh said in his complaint that Pitroda had registered an organization called Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) on 23 October 1993 in the office of Registrar of Cooperatives in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Pitroda requested the Karnataka State Forest Department to lease the forest area reserved for conservation and research of medicinal plants.
At the request of Pitroda, the department gave him a 12.35 acre reserved forest land on a five -year lease at Block B of Jarkabande Kaval near Yelhanka in Bangalore in 1996. The initial five -year lease given to FRLHT ended in 2001, after which the Karnataka Forest Department extended it for the next 10 years.
The lease given to FRLHT of Pitroda in Mumbai ended on 2 December 2011, and was not extended. When the lease period is over, the State Forest Department had to withdraw this 12.35 acres of precious government land, which is now worth more than Rs 150 crore. Ramesh alleged that the forest department officials have not made any effort to regain this land in the last 14 years.
