Opposition Grows Over Karnataka Stadium Plan on KSIC Factory Land

The Karnataka government plans to build a sports stadium on land belonging to the KSIC filature factory in T. Narasipura, prompting opposition from farmers, environmental groups, and political leaders. While MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah and officials assert the stadium will not close the factory, critics, including opposition leader R Ashoka and farmers' organizations, warn the project threatens the factory's operations, water supply, and the livelihoods of workers and sericulture farmers. Protests and demands to withdraw the plan have intensified amid concerns over preserving Mysore silk heritage.