Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy has rejected the allegations levelled against him by Ministers in the State government over denotification of land in Gangenahalli in Bengaluru.Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on Friday, Mr. Kumaraswamy said he had rejected the file when it was brought before him when he was the Chief Minister and added that he had no role in the denotification of the said land in Bengaluru.Though he admitted that the land was later purchased by his mother-in-law, Mr. Kumaraswamy said the orders on denotification of the land were passed during the tenure of BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa as Chief Minister. He also rejected charges that Mr. Yediyurappa had denotified the land as a favour to him by claiming that he and Mr. Yediyurappa were not on good terms when the denotification orders were passed in 2010.He said the Lokayukta had registered a case in the regard in 2015 and claimed that the investigation into the matter is completed….
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