Addressing a press meet here on Saturday, former Congress MLA K Vijayakumar Shetty revealed that the BJP leader encroached forest land for mining which is run by latter's nephew Sudarshan near Marle village of Chikmagalur.
He said that Mr Ravi has illegally acquired 75 cents of land for Anjaneya Education Seva Trust run by his wife Pallavi.
“Lokayukta has submitted a report against Ravi for encroaching the government's land, but still the government has not confiscated it from the minister. Within three days, we will release the documents pertaining to Ravi's involvement in acquiring a lake near his coffee estate in Chikmagalur and Ravi's involvement in carrying out quarrying in 150 acres forest land which has been encroached by him," he said.
Ravi in his declaration to Lokayukta in 2004 showed that he owned property worth Rs 10 lakh and in 2011, it was properties worth Rs 2 crore, Mr Shetty said.
"AICC president Sonia Gandhi on her visit to the city recently had said that Karnataka government has not maintained proper accounts of funds released by the central government to the state. It is unfortunate that Ravi criticized Sonia terming her auditor. If Ravi continues to attack Sonia, Congress workers will gherao him when he comes to Dakshina Kannada district," he warned.
Congress leaders P V Mohan and Ashraf were also present at press meet.
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