Mysore/Mysuru, March 11 -- Prathap Simha links move to boost real estate value of properties owned by Siddaramaiah and his followers in villages around his home district Mysuru

Former MP Prathap Simha has accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of pushing the proposal for the Greater Mysuru City Corporation (GMCC) primarily to increase the value of his own real estate and farm holdings.

Addressing reporters at Deputy Commissioner's Office in Mysuru yesterday, Simha alleged that lands belonging to members of Siddaramaiah's community and his followers had been brought under the proposed GMCC limits, which he claimed would significantly enhance their property value. "That is the real reason behind Greater Mysuru move," he charged.

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