Apex court slams brakes on Akrama-Sakrama scheme

Bengaluru | Saturday | 14th January, 2017

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He added, "Akrama-Sakrama was symbolic of the failures of governance and how vested interests have corroded every facet of governance. "The petitioner Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, "This collusion around public money and land lies at the crux of corrupt politics in Bengaluru. In its current form, the message was: a lawbreaker stands to benefit more than a law abiding citizen! Through Akrama-Sakrama, the government was more actively rewarding the culture of corruption. "We can't receive applications until the stay is vacated," said BBMP commissioner N Manjunath Prasad..