Kannada Development Authority (KDA) Chairman Purushottama Bilimale has asked the state government to withdraw its decision to hand over seven acres of land belonging to Bangalore University to the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) , without any conditions.

Mr. Bilimale, who wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, said the NLSIU had not reserved seats for local students, citing its status as a national institute and that this was an undesirable practice which continued since the creation of the university.

Further, he argued that NLSIU branches established in other states on land provided by the respective governments have given 25 per cent vertical reservation to local students.

Therefore, the decision to hand over seven acres of land from Bangalore University to NSLIU should be reconsidered immediately, he argued.