Bengaluru, Aug 21 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the government will not hesitate to arrest Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in the mining case if the need arises.
“If the situation arises, Kumaraswamy will be arrested without hesitation in the mining case. However, the situation to arrest Kumaraswamy has not yet arisen,” the Chief Minister told media persons at Ginigera airstrip in Koppal.
He said that although the Lokayukta Special Investigation Team (SIT) has submitted a report seeking the Governor’s permission to file a chargesheet however no action has been taken by the Governor as of now.
“This has led the SIT to submit another petition,” the Chief Minister said.
Congress has questioned about Governor’s inaction on the SIT report which indicted Kumaraswamy in the mining case. “How can Kumaraswamy continue in his position,” the Chief Minister asked.
Earlier, Kumaraswamy said that he was not scared of the developments in connection with the Karnataka Lokayukta seeking sanction for his investigation and questioned why the SIT report has not been submitted to the Supreme Court.
On Tuesday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot over his ‘selective’ approach, saying the Governor has adopted a ‘biased’ approach on the consent issue needed for an investigation against Kumaraswamy.
Siddaramaiah said the SIT sought consent for the investigation against Kumaraswamy in November 2023 in the Sri Sai Venkateshwara Minerals (SSVM) case but the Governor did not grant any consent.
In Sri Sai Venkateshwara Minerals (SSVM), it is alleged that illegal activities were committed in 2007 when Kumaraswamy was the Chief Minister. He is accused of awarding a contract to the SSVM Company for mining 550 acres of land.
The SIT is conducting the probe based on a report on illegal mining by the then Karnataka Lokayukta, Justice N. Santhosh Hegde.
Kumaraswamy has been charged under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. The SIT sought consent from Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on November 21, 2023, to submit a charge sheet against him.
In response, the Governor wrote a letter to the SIT on July 29, 2024, seeking clarifications. The SIT submitted the clarifications to the Governor’s queries on Monday.
Along with the response, the SIT again sought permission from the Governor to file a charge sheet against Kumaraswamy.
–IANS
mka/dan
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
