New Delhi, May 30 (DHNS): A poor woman travelled all the way from Chikkaballapur district to the national capital to meet Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with her grievance on Monday.

Muniyamma, a resident of a village in the backward Gudibande taluk of Chikkaballapur district, has a problem with her land. Though she has been trying to resolve the problem by meeting officials, the issue was not resolved.

After hearing that the chief minister is going to Delhi and she can easily meet him there, the 51-year-old woman reached the national capital after traveling over 2,000 km by train. Despite not knowing Hindi, she was able to reach Karnataka Bhavan in the early hours of Monday. She was able to catch up with the chief minister when he was about to have his breakfast around 9 am.

Siddaramaiah, after receiving her memorandum, immediately dialled Deepti Kanade, deputy commissioner of Chikkaballapur district, and directed her to resolve Muniyamma’s problem on priority. He also asked the officials in Delhi to make arrangements for her stay in Karnataka Bhavan and her return to her native place. He also gave her Rs 2,000 from his pocket.

According to Siddaramaiah, she had purchased three acres from one Narayanappa some 30 years ago.

However, when she went to the revenue office to get the khata transferred to her name, it was found that she was cheated by the seller as the land was a government property. Though officials allowed her to cultivate the land, they refused to transfer the property in her name as rules do not permit the same.

“I want the land transferred in my name or alternative land given to me. I had met the chief minister twice in Bengaluru but the issue was not resolved. I met him here and am now confident that the land will be given to me,” Muniyamma said.

Narrating her problem, Muniyamma told reporters that she has been running from pillar to post to get alternative land for the past several years.

“Somebody told me that the chief minister would be easily available in Delhi and I came here. If I had failed to meet him, I would have met Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the plea,” she said, hoping that her problem would be solved.

Muniyamma said she travelled in an unreserved general compartment and enquired with more than 40 people to come to Chanakyapuri where Karnataka Bhavan is located.