Bengaluru, July 18 -- Congress on Saturday released a detailed four-page document regarding the HMT land controversy, asserting that HMT is a Central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) and all major land transfers were executed by the Centre or HMT itself.

In the document, the Congress alleged that the largest transfer of 208.35 acres was approved by the BJP-led Union Cabinet in 2017. The party further claimed that an attempt in 2020 to remove forest status from 443 acres of land occurred during the tenure of the BJP government in Karnataka.

Accusing Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy of targeting the state while heading the ministry that oversees HMT, the Congress stated that the current Karnataka government is working to reclaim the HMT land ...