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The Economic Times/ - Politics/Nation, Sex, 11 de Maio de 2012
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Yeddyurappa welcomes CBI probe,
Congress wants BJP government to go
BANGALORE: An embattled former Karnataka Chief
Minister B S Yeddyurappa today welcomed the
Supreme Court order for a CBI probe into illegal
mining and donations received by his family-run trust
from mining firms.
"The Supreme Court has ordered probe into illegal
mining that pertained to my tenure as Chief Minister. I
request the Prime Minister to order CBI probe into the
issue since 2000 till my regime," Yeddyurappa told
reporters on the sidelines of a function at Nanjangud
near Mysore.
"Political conspiracy hatched against me has made me
an accused in illegal mining though it is I who stopped
it. I am facing the trouble after doing good work. I know
how to come out of this political labyrinth,"
Yeddyurappa claimed.
He, however, said "I welcome the Supreme Court
decision". Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, who
shared the dais with Yeddyurappa at the function,
expressed optimism that his predecessor will come
clean in all the cases.
The High Court has quashed the Lokayukta report on
illegal mining on Yeddyurappa, he pointed out.
"It is left to the BJP high command to decide on what
position should be given to Yeddyurappa," Gowda said
in response to a query.
Soon after the Supreme Court order, Opposition
Congress leader in the state assembly Siddaramaiah
demanded dissolution of the Karnataka assembly.
"The BJP government has no moral right to continue in
office. The BJP high command should ask its party to
dissolve the state assembly and seek fresh mandate,"
Siddaramaiah said in Mysore.
Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy too
welcomed the Supreme Court verdict, and remarked
"it is a lesson for all those who misuse power".
Meanwhile, supporters of Yeddyurappa including
MLAs are likely to hold a meeting in the city by this
evening after their leaders return from Mysore.
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