Mandya DC orders probe into attempted sale of MySugar Mill property

Mandya: Alleged illegal activities concerning state-owned MySugar Mill’s property, which is being sold at a throwaway price to a private person, have come to light and the deputy commissioner ordered an enquiry into it.
According to activist Y Philip, who lodged the complaint with chief minister BS Yediyurappa and Mandya DC, office bearers of Mysugar Employees’ Association (MEA) have been trying to sell 38 gunta land which belongs to the now defunct Mysugar Mill for Rs10 crore while current market value of the said land must be more than Rs 50 crore.
In the complaint, Philip alleged that the 38 gunta land, which is situated at Swarnasandra locality, has been given to the MEA for the welfare of employees with a condition that the property should not be alienated in whatsoever manner including sale. Employees are only allowed to be benefited with rental derivatives of the said land.
However, office bearers of MEA are said to have entered into an agreement with Bengaluru entrepreneur Sharatgowda to sell the land for Rs 10 crore.
After Philip lodged the complaint with CM Yediyurappa, DC Venkatesh ordered Mandya tahsildar to conduct an enquiry and produce a detailed report. In the complaint, Philip urged the state government to take steps to rescind the sale agreement that was entered between office bearers of MEA and Sharatgowda and immediately freeze the bank accounts of the association. Also he demanded legal action against the office bearers of association for trying to illegally sell the land at throwaway prices.
However, Siddaraju, president of MEA, claimed that the land was purchased by the association and Mysugar Mill has nothing to do with the ownership of that land. He said that association must prove its ownership over the land as his association does have proper title deeds.
DC Venkatesh said that Mandya tahsildar has been tasked to conduct an inquiry. If it is proved that employees’ association has been attempting to sell Mysugar Mill’s land illegally, a strict legal action will be taken against wrongdoers.