Bengaluru, Aug. 5 -- Escalating the political confrontation over regional infrastructure plans in Karnataka, Janata Dal (Secular) State Youth President Nikhil Kumaraswamy strongly criticised the ruling administration for pursuing real estate initiatives that threaten local agricultural lands.

JD(S) Youth President announced a massive protest mobilisation to counter the state government's land acquisition policies.

Nikhil Kumaraswamy, in a post on X, addressed the land acquisition moves intended for high-tech corridor developments on "the green land of Bidadi."

He wrote, "The state Congress government is out to snatch the green land of Bidadi, which provides lakhs of litres of milk, silk and vegetables to Bengaluru, on the pretext of bu...