Mysuru, Aug. 20 -- A day after the State Government scrapped the allotment of 50:50 ratio alternative sites made since 2023, senior JD(S) leader and former Minister S.R. Mahesh questioned Urban Development (UD) Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah on why alternative sites allotted between 2019 and 2023 have not been cancelled.

Addressing a press meet at his office near Rama Vilas Road this morning, Mahesh said, "It remains a big question why such alternative sites, which were allotted in gross violation of norms between 2019 and 2023, have not been scrapped."

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