Times
of India: Hubali: Wednesday, 03 December 2014.
Opposition
leader in the legisltive council K S Eshwarappa accused the state government of
abetting illegal sand mining by turning a blind eye towards the problem.
Eshwarappa
who was in the city to kickstart the party's membership drive on Monday, alleged
that rampant illegal mining was going on in Mysore district right under the
nose of chief minister Siddaramaiah, PWD minister H C Mahadevappa and revenue
minister Srinivas Prasad. But they were just refusing act against it.
Fake permits
are in circulation in Mysore district, Eshwarappa said. According to
information sourced through RTI, 2,58,538 cubic feet of sand had been mined
from two sand blocks at Horalahalli village in T Narasipura taluka in July
2013.
The
government had issued 9,250 permits to transport this sand. ''If we take 7
cubic metre (one truck load) per permit, the government should have issued
36934 permits. It shows, 90 percent of sand has been illegally sold,''
Eshwarappa said.
Whenever
opposition parties raise this question, the CM and the minister reject the
charges claiming that there is no illegal mining. ''Now that I have given proof
of fake permits, let the CM take action or else let him refer it to the CBI,''
Eshwarappa said. He also demanded that the state government file criminal case
against food and civil supplies minister Dinesh Gundu Rao for allegedly
encroaching upon government land.
''The charges
against Gundu Rao has been proved. The government should immediately file a
case against him and make him relinquish his ministry. The government has
booked cases againt over 1,500 persons who had encroached upon government
lands. Why not similar action againt Dinesh?,'' he asked.
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