Oppn for CBI probe into illegal mining in Ktk,all-party meet

Opposition parties,including the Left and TDP,demanded a CBI probe into the illegal mining activities in Karnataka and an all-party meeting to discuss the issue.

After holding meetings with top leaders of RLD,CPI(M) and CPI,TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu accused the Reddy brothers and their Obulapuram Mining Company of indulging in illegal mining activities and using the “ill-gotten money to influence politics” in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Demanding a CBI probe,CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat told reporters “we discussed the problem of illegal mining. A loot of our rich mineral resources is taking place and illegal profits are being made out. It is well documented that every rule and law is being broken.”

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Karat said the CPI(M) would cooperate with other parties to raise the issue at the national level and demand a change in the mining policy of the government.

Naidu,who met CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan and RLD chief Ajit Singh,said the “mining mafia” was “a threat to democracy. We will be happy if the Prime Minister convenes an all-party meeting to discuss the issue of illegal mining. But if that does not happen,we will call an all-party meeting between December 7 and 10.”

Reacting to the issue,the RLD chief said “the mining mafia is capable of subverting governments”,indicating the recent political turmoil in the BJP government in Karnataka.

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