Bengaluru, Sept. 8 -- Karnataka on Tuesday stepped up its opposition to the Kasturirangan Committee report on the Western Ghats, with Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa declaring that the State Government would not permit its implementation under any circumstances and would protect the land, agriculture and livelihoods of people in the Malnad region.
Addressing a Congress padayatra and protest at Thirthahalli demanding that the report be scrapped, Bangarappa said Karnataka had repeatedly rejected the recommendations and accused the BJP-led union Government of continuing to push the proposal through successive draft notifications despite the state's objections.
"The Kasturirangan report will not be allowed to be implemented under any circ...