Bangalore: Congress today demanded the
resignation of Karnataka`s Minister-cum mining magnates, the
Reddy brothers, following the Supreme Court staying the mining
operations of their Obulapuram Mining Company in Andhra
Pradesh pending a probe to verify allegations of encroachment.
G Karunakara Reddy is the Revenue Minister and his
brother G Janardhana Reddy holds Tourism and Infrastructure
Developmen portfolio in the B S Yeddyurappa-led BJP
government.
President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee R V
Deshpande said here that the Supreme Court order made it clear
that the Reddy brothers "looted" the resources of the nation.
"They don`t have the right to continue in the Government",
Deshpande told reporters. "The Chief Minister should seek
their resignation and if they don`t quit, they should be
sacked".
Staying the mining operations yesterday, the apex court,
also appointed a high-level committee headed by the Survey of
India to verify allegations of large-scale encroachment by
OMC. The alleged encroachments include certain reserve forest
areas in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
-PTI
