Akrama Sakrama was symbolic of the failures of Governance: MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar
New Delhi, Jan 24: In a big win for Bengaluru, the Apex court today stayed Akrama Sakrama laws in Karnataka. The Special Leave Petitions filed by Namma Bengaluru Foundation and Rajeev Chandrasekhar challenging the Akrama Sakrama laws in Karnataka had come up for hearing before the Supreme Court of India today.
Speaking on the Supreme Court, MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “This collusion around public money and land lies at crux of corrupt politics in Bengaluru. Through Akrama Sakrama, the government was more actively rewarding the culture of corruption. In its current form, the message was: a lawbreaker stands to benefit than a law-abiding citizen! it was designed to bail out builders, the rich and powerful from their illegalities who instead of being punished under law benefitting financially. The reality was that Akrama Sakrama presented an avatar that legalised all illegalities of crooked real estate developers and other high income home owner-violators; which was opposite of what rule of law really entails where the law abiding citizens gain and lawbreakers are to be punished.”
He further added, “In many ways, Akrama Sakrama was symbolic of the failures of Governance and how deep vested interests have corroded and entered every facet of governance. I have repeatedly urged the Government to consider a rethought proposal for Akrama Sakrama that ensures benefit for the poor only and not builders and I will not allow builders and their friends in politics and Govt to run Bangalore.”
“This stay by Supreme Court is a major win and dawns the symbol of hope and triumph, appropriately so with the onset of festival” he said.
Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Sajan Poovayya, Senior Advocates appeared for the Petitioners when after hearing them the Hon’ble Supreme Court had admitted the petition and the same is converted to a Civil Appeal. Further, the Honble Supreme Court has granted interim protection that no applications made under the Akrama Sakrama scheme shall be processed, therefore in effect granting a complete stay on the operation of the scheme, until the appeal is heard by the Supreme Court. Counsel for BBMP and Karnataka presented their request for expediting the hearings that was not allowed.