Bengaluru, July 8 -- MB Patil, Minister for Large and Medium Industries, has urged multilingual actor Prakash Raj to voice his opposition to land acquisition in other states as well, just as he has been doing in Karnataka over the proposed land acquisition in Devanahalli taluk for the Aerospace and Defence Park.

Responding to a media query on the issue at his residence, the minister said, "Here, our government has decided to acquire just 1,282 acres for the proposed hi-tech aerospace and defence park. Whereas in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, the government has acquired 10,000 acres of land from Madakashira to Penugonda, bordering our state, for a similar purpose and is even offering the land free of cost. Additionally, the Chandrababu Nai...