False allegation is a conspiracy to tarnish my image: UTK on BDA site allotment row

Malavika Avinash, one of the 35 star campaigners of BJP in the state in a press meet here on Tuesday alleged that a BDA site that had been allotted to Kukke Subrahmanya temple Trust, had been taken over by a charitable trust in the name of U T Naseema Fareed. The land which was allotted to the temple trust to construct an information centre was transferred to U T Naseema Fareed Memorial Trust without any reason, she alleged adding that a probe should be conducted to find out the role of Mr Khader in this issue.

Responding to the allegations, Mr Khader said that he is ready to face any inquiry. He said that such false allegations are deliberately made against him by vested interests to tarnish his image ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

He clarified that he has no connection with the charitable trust run by his brother in Bangalore. He also said that he was not even a minister when the site was allotted to the trust as per procedure last year.

Rubbishing the allegation of scandal, he said that the charitable trust had applied for a site following a notification appeared in a newspaper seeking applications for the BDA site allotment. The BDA received seven applications one from including Kukke Subrahmanya Temple Trust. However, it was decided in the BDA governing committee meeting to allot the land to UT Nasima Fareed Memorable Charitable Trust as it was meant for benefit of differently-abled persons. The Temple had applied for the site for the establishment of an information centre. However the notification had clearly mentioned that the site will be for the purpose of differently-abled persons, he said adding that he did not play any role in the allotment.

Mr Khader, however, said that if it is proved that the land truly belonged to the temple trust, his brother either should immediately take steps to handover the land or cut relationship with him.

The minister also questioned why he should acquire the land belonging to a temple while he has handed over his own ancestral land to a Hindu religious centre near Vittla.