Amid graft charges, Congress seeks removal of Karnataka CM
The Hindu
Demand comes after ex-pollution control board chief claimed that he had paid bribe demanded by Yediyurappa’s kin
The Congress on Sunday demanded the removal of Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa after a former chairman of the Karnataka Pollution Control Board, M. Sudheendra Rao, claimed that he had paid a bribe of ₹9.5 crore of the ₹16 crore demanded by a relative of Mr. Yediyurappa. The party also demanded a judicial probe by the sitting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court and urged the Central agencies, including the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Income Tax (I-T) department to carry out “an exhaustive investigation and uncover the truth”. Addressing a press conference here jointly with spokesperson Gourav Vallabh, senior Karnataka Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao said Dr. Sudheendra Rao, in a local TV channel, also gave details of how Mr. Yediyurappa’s family members, including son B.Y. Vijayendra, grandson Shashidhar Maradi and a close cousin Sanjayshree put pressure on him to give environmental clearances to companies that violated norms.
Nearly 50% of Dakshina Kannada’s shoreline has been eroded, the highest among the three coastal districts of Karnataka, according to a study for the period 1990-2018 by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR).
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