K'taka: Lok Ayukta to report on illegal mining
Hubli, July 26: A preliminary report on the controversial illegal mining operations in Karnataka would be ready in a month Karnataka Lok Ayukta Justice Santosh Hegde said.
Talking to newspersons here yesterday, he said objections and suggestions on illegal mining had been invited from the public and the process would be completed in a month. He would come out with the final report in the next five months, he said.
Replying to a question, Justice Hegde said a proposal to provide more power to Lok Ayukta had been submitted to the government, suggesting 13 amendments to the Lok Ayukta Act.
On the controversy over Legislators not declaring the details of assets, he said there were some legal hurdles and he had sought some clarifications from the government.
To another question, Justice Hegde said he would have felt 'honoured' had the Chief Minister dropped the two ministers Hanumanthappa Alkod and Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, on his recommendations earlier, for not submitting their asset details.
Responding to another question, he said it was impossible to eradicate corruption from public life, but it could be minimised and he was making such an effort.
UNI