Bidadi, June 17 -- On the Karnataka government's final notification to acquire nearly 500 acres for the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) near Bidadi, Karnataka, state BJP President B Y Vijayendra claimed that 80 per cent of farmers are against the township and are not willing to give up their land.

He urged Chief Minister D K Shivakumar not to push farmers to give away their land. He said farmers have been "threatened by goondas" to do so.

Speaking to the media, he said, "More than 80 per cent of farmers are against this township. They are not willing to give away their lands. I urge CM D K Shivakumar not to force farmers to give away their lands. The farmers said they have been threatened by 'goondas' (hooligans) t...