A complaint was lodged at Madikeri Rural Police Station against MLC M.C. Nanaiah, CMC President P.D. Ponnappa, councillors S.I. Muneer Ahamad and T.M. Aiyyappa by Muthavva, wife of late K.M. Acchaiah of Ivathokklu village in Madikeri stating that the above had trespassed onto her land and uprooted the boundary fencing and destroyed saplings planted on the above said land.
Muthavva’s son Appaiah stated to the press that the extent of land measuring 2.50 acres (under survey No. 37/P2) was in the possession of their family, for almost 28 years. and the area was not encroached upon nor was it govt land
Appaiah further stated that the elected representatives had double standards with regard to eviction of encroachers, since the land around Gaddige is yet to be cleared of encroachers, inspite of a High Court order to this effect.
Appaiah further alleged that in a 1km radius of Madikeri town, many reputed people have encroached upon the Green Belt area and wondered why, M.C. Nanaiah was turning a blind eye to these developments.