Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday instructed officials to conduct a quick investigation and take action against a Revenue Officer (RO) and a middleman in KR Puram who demanded a bribe to issue “A” khata.

He ordered action against Basavaraj, the RO, after a citizen named Sultan Mirza spoke about the difficulty in getting the khata and about the bribe demand during a public interaction as part of the ‘Walk with Bengaluru’ programme’ in KR Puram.

“Investigate this and take action against guilty officials before the end of the day,” the DCM told the commissioner of Bengaluru East Corporation.

Shivakumar reiterated the government’s plan to issue “A” Khata certificates to those who currently hold “B” khata or no khatas. “This is our government’s Deepavali gift. Those

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