The BJP leaders said that it is proved that the 40 per cent commission allegation was part of the Congress' "tool kit"
Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yedyurappa's bail hearing is scheduled for Friday. There are six cases against him. He was jailed on October 15 following two complaints.
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday granted partial relief to former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa in the government land denotification cases against him.
UV Singh, IFS, chief conservator of forests, Lake Development Authority in an interview to CNBC-TV18 said although there are media reports about Lokayukta Report on illegal mining being kept in abeyance, but he has not received any official information about the same.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who stepped down following his indictment by the Lokayukta report on illegal mining, today described himself as a "free man relieved of burden" and said he would focus on building the BJP in the state as an ordinary worker.
Rana Som, chairman of the public entity, today lashed out at Lokayukta, calling the allegations ‘incorrect and baseless’. Som told CNBC-TV18’s Mehak Kasbekar that the company was shocked by the allegations of the Lokayukta.
In an exclusive interview to CNBC-TV18, PK Mukherjee, managing director of Sesa Goa clears the air by saying that there was no ban on the company’s mining operations in Karnataka.
Close to 40 companies are named for illegal exports of iron ore in the Lokayukta report. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, UV Singh, IFS, Chief Conservator of Forests, Lake Development Authority, speaks about the report and gives his outlook going forward.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee, Karnataka Lokayukta member Santosh Hegde said that Adani Enterprise has a stake in the port used for illegal mining, while JSW Steel is accused for bribing the ministers.
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The BJP central leadership's decision asking Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to step down has also put a question mark on the continuance of the Bellary brothers in the Cabinet as they have too have been indicted in the Lokayukta report on illegal mining.
Justice Santosh Hegde on Thursday said he had nothing personal against Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and that he had only done his job by investigating the illegal mining case.
Accusing the BJP leadership of patronising illegal mining in Karnataka, Congress today demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.