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Bangalore, Jun 19: A stormy session is on the cards when the monsoon session of the Karnataka Legislature begins here on Monday, with the Opposition parties gearing up to corner the Government on the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure project.

The session, being held in the shadow of the BMIC controversy, was expected to witness the Opposition benches exploiting to the fullest extent the embarrassment faced by the JD(S)-BJP coalition Government following a cheque for Rs five lakh issued by the Government to the project promoters, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Project, bouncing.

The Opposition parties, led by the Congress, would also take the Government to task for the prevailing confusion in the transfer of Government employees violating the time factor.

Besides, delay in implementing projects announced in the budget and farmers' problems with the monsoon setting in were likely to dominate the House.

The session, which would end on July 14, would also pass a vote on account.

The election to choose a new Legislative Council Chairman would also be held, with the retirement of the present Chairman V R Sudarshan. Mr Sudarshan had already expressed his disire not to contest the poll again, but to enter active politics.

BMIC project: JD-S to reveal all details to public

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Bangalore: Janata Dal (Secular) Legislative Party tonight decided to utilise the Legislative Session to reveal all the details about controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project to the public.

A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting chaired by former prime minister and JD (S) national president H D Deve Gowda and attended by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, party state president M P Prakash and party legislators here.

Briefing newsmen after the meeting, Prakash said that it was also decided not to pressure for bringing Bill as proposed earlier, instead reveal to the public about the issue right from the beginning and all the party legislatures were asked to participate in the discussion if the issue was raised.

"Party's stand was that the interests of the farmers should be protected and for this purpose reveal all the details to the public.

The question about introducing the Bill was not discussed in the meeting. The Meeting discussed only about what should be the party's stand on the BMIC project." Declining to be draged to BMIC issue, Kumaraswamy said that "I dont want to discuss about BMIC issue. Tomorrow Session starts, we have decided to reveal the details about the project."

Replying to a question about BJP sticking to its stand that the excess land allotted to BMIC should be taken back and returned to the farmers, he said that "it was not possible to take back the land allotted and distribute back to the farmers as per law." About possibility of JD(S) and BJP Coordination Committee meeting about the issue before the beginning of the Session, Kumaraswamy said that the date will be decided about discussing with the BJP.