Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) ADGP R P Sharma hastold BBMP, BDA, BWSSB, BMRDA and other stake holders to prepare a list ofproperties owned by them.
BMTF had convened a coordination meeting on Wednesday withall the stake holders. Later, speaking to the reporters, Sharma said BMTF couldnot reach certain stakeholders and therefore told them to prepare a list ofproperties. “Even the Urban Development Department has written letters to thesecivic organisation, stressing them to prepare a list of their properties but sofar they have not done it. In order to create awareness, we had convened a meetingfor the same,” he said.
Further Sharma said that so far they have registered 144cases against building violation. He said BMTF is staff crunched and at presentthey can only take small cases. He also said that in October 2011, he hadwritten a letter to the BBMP Commissioner about the building violation.
“We got reply from his subordinate saying that within threedays they will reply, so far they have not replied,” he said. Later inDecember, BMTF had organized workshop for BBMP officials. But none of themattended. “One cannot blame us for not informing officials or commissioner,” hesaid.
Speaking of slapping notice on Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy,Sharma said that they have registered a case under section 197 of India PenalCode (false declaration by public servant). Mayor is facing the charges offiling false declaration and affidavit to become a beneficiary of eight acresof land at Somanahalli village under Uttarahalli Hobli in Bangalore South. Theland was allotted to Mayor and his wife in 2004. When asked about Mayor takinganticipatory bail, Sharma refused to comment. Sharma said that BMTF has notfiled cases against any other councillors other than the Mayor. He stressedthat he has not listed the names of the officials who protested. “We are doing ourduties. Government spends around `7 crore per year on BMTF and it is our dutyto bound as per the rules,” he said. Speaking about the pressure by thegovernment in disposing the case, he said pressure is a belief and feeling.
“I do not have any such feelings or belief,” he said, addingexcept President of India or Governors of the state no one has the power to besaved by the law from prosecution.