BENGALURU: Following a report on the alleged unauthorised building at Wilson Garden and BBMP Commissioner directing South Zone Commissioner Vinoth Priya to take action. However, engineers allegedly delayed marking and removing unauthorised floors to help the owner obtain a stay order for demolition.
Activists and complaint party Anthony Das Kala alleged, that, despite follow up and reminders, both Executive Engineer Valu Rathod and Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Nagendra got the building marked but did not demolish it yet.
The building, located at 62-110-15/1 at 6th Cross, Hombegowda Nagar in Wilson Garden, belongs to BJP leader Suresh Babu.
The owner is said to be exploring options to get a stay to stall the demolition.
"If the owner flashes a stay order from the recent past like a three or two days ago, it is purely because of negligence of ward engineers," alleged Kala.
When The New Sunday Express (TNSE) contacted EE Rathod, he said the demolition process was AEE's responsibility.
When the matter was escalated to Chief Engineer Rajesh, he too did not bother to take up the responsibility of ward engineers.
Interestingly, Rajesh was Executive Engineer in the same Chickpet assembly, when a seven floor unauthorised belonging to a builder identified as Saleem crashed leading to two deaths and eight injuries at Someshwara nagar, Siddapura ward.
"My sincere appeal to Lokayukta is to take up the probe, order technical inquiry against the concerned officials so that a strong message will be sent among unruly BBMP officials," said Kala