Overview
- Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda told the Assembly the state will consider pending applications, develop localities and allot sites to retired soldiers within the year, with eligibility checks during the process.
- The minister said records have been digitised and applications moved online, adding in a media interview that his department aims to finish allotments by year-end.
- BJP leaders cite a 2015 commitment at Ghattaganahalli near Bengaluru that remains incomplete and point to ongoing veteran protests at the taluk office.
- An official reply cited by BJP MLA B.P. Harish says Davanagere district received 328 applications from veterans, none of which have been accepted or rejected.
- Critics say lands identified are often hilly or forested and unsuitable, while the government says it will verify site suitability and notes urban plots may not always be available.